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During 2023, we conducted qualitative and quantitative research on the edaphic coleopteran fauna of the Sub Arini Park, located in the city of Sibiu, Romania. The aim of the study was to inventory the diversity and distribution of coleopteran populations in this urban park. The main objectives of the research included the identification of the species of coleoptera present in the park, the investigation of their ecological characteristics, as well as the analysis of preferred habitats and their variation in terms of time and space.
Between April and October of 2023, we placed a number of 17 soil traps on an area of 21.65 hectares, covering the entire area of the park. These traps were checked and lifted weekly to collect relevant data on the beetle populations. In total, we identified 26 species of coleopterans belonging to 8 families, totaling 2118 specimens.
Based on the data obtained from the faunal samples, we performed ecological analyzes for all investigated habitats, covering the vernal, summer and autumnal seasons. For each individual species, we have calculated ecological indices.
