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The primary objective of the Coleoptera inventory project at
Cuivre River State Park is to document the beetle species occurring
at the park.
Secondary objectives are to 1) identify potentially conservative
species or species that might be a conservation concern for the
park due to limited or vulnerable habitat, 2) to report exotic
or invasive species occurring in the park, 3) to record habitat
types and associations for Coleoptera species occurring in the
park, and 4) to record faunal differences between areas managed
with prescribed burns vs. unburned areas.
This project was begun in the fall of 2005, funded in part by
the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. It is planned to
continue through the Fall of 2006.
Coleoptera from
J. Blake, University of
Missouri, St. Louis - 95 Malaise trap samples were taken at
Cuivre River State Park in 1997-98 as part of research on bird
populations and resource abundance.
Staphylinidae
from Cuivre River State Park (2008); 397 species (299 identified,
98 unidentified).
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