The network was initiated in 2008 by researchers from 8 countries that wanted to test a standard monitoring protocol. In 2016 the network got a new start and was expanded and currently has transects in 9 countries and partners in 13 countries all over the stag beetles range.
This map shows the existing European stag beetle monitoring sites. Each marker represents a transect that is walked by a volunteer. By clicking on a marker, you get information about that transect.
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This network was set up by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest together with partners from 12 other countries. Parts of this project were realised with financial support from the People’s Trust for Endangered Species.
These are our partners that promote this network in their country:
Belgium:
- Arno Thomaes (Arno.Thomaes@inbo.be), Research Institute for Nature and Forest
- Hannes Ledegen (Hannes.Ledegen
@natuurpunt.be), Natuurpunt
France:
- Bruno Meriguet (Bruno.Meriguet@insectes.org), Office pour les insectes et leur environnement
Germany:
- Markus Rink (hirschkaefer-rink@t-online.de), Hirschkäferfreunde-Nature two e.V.
Italy:
- Alessandro Campanaro (Ale.Naro@gmail.com), Centro Nazionale per lo Studio e la Conservazione della Biodiversità Forestale
- Luca Bartolozzi (Luca.Bartolozzi@unifi.it), Università di Firenze, Museo di Storia Naturale
the Netherlands:
- John Smit (John.Smit@naturalis.nl), European Invertebrate Survey – the Netherlands
Poland:
- Marcin Kadej (Marcin.Kadej@gmail.com) and Adrian Smolis (Adrian.Smolis@uni.wroc.pl), University of Wrocław, Department of Invertebrate Biology, Evolution and Conservation
Portugal:
- João Gonçalo Soutinho (soutinhojg.bioliving@gmail.com), Associação Bioliving
Russia:
- Eduard Snegin (Snegin@bsu.edu.ru), Belgorod State University
Slovenia:
- Al Vrezec (Al.Vrezec@nib.si), National Institute of Biology
Spain:
- Marcos Méndez (Marcos.Mendez@urjc.es), Rey Juan Carlos University, Area of Biodiversity and Conservation
Switzerland:
- Sylvie Barbalat (Barbalat.Richard@bluewin.ch)
Ukraine:
- Valery Korneyev (Valery.Korneyev@gmail.com), I.I.Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
United Kingdom:
- Laura Bower (Laura.Bower@ptes.org), People’s Trust for Endangered Species
- Colin Hawes (C.Hawes@homecall.co.uk) and Deborah Harvey (d.harvey@rhul.ac.uk), Royal Hollway University of London
