CE3C – Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental
Changes/Azorean Biodiversity Group and Universidade dos Açores –
Departamento de Ciências Agrárias, 9700-042 Angra do Heroísmo,
Azores, Portugal
Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences,
University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, Coppito, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
Giovanni Strona
European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for
Environment and Sustainability, Via E. Fermi 2749, 21027 Ispra (VA),
Italy
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An unexpected high biodiversity can be found even in densely inhabited areas, possibly as a result of a tendency of human settlements to be located in sites particularly favourable also for other organisms. We studied the relationship between human density and tenebrionid beetle richness in Italian islands. Tenebrionid richness increased with human population density. This suggests that islands that are more hospitable to humans are also those that can be more favourable for tenebrionids.
An unexpected high biodiversity can be found even in densely inhabited areas, possibly as a...
