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David Johan Kotze

University of HelsinkiORCID 0000-0003-4211-4420Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Basile FinandiD· 2 shared Heikki M. SetäläiD· 1 shared Meeri Tahvanainen· 1 shared

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2025-2025 · peak 2/yr

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EcologyLandscape EcologyPeer-reviewedDec 8, 2025

Perceived urban microhabitat heterogeneity impacts carabid beetle communities

Basile Finand, Meeri Tahvanainen, Heikki M. Setälä, David Johan Kotze

The paper examines how perceived urban habitat heterogeneity affects carabid beetle communities, finding that species richness is higher in homogeneous habitats despite expectations.

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experimental assayecology & biodiversity

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EcologybioRxivPreprintOct 17, 2025

Habitat specialisation and dispersal capacity drive rapid carabid beetle responses to urban forest fragmentation

Basile Finand, David Johan Kotze

The study examines carabid beetle responses to urban forest fragmentation, finding no extinction debt but rapid shifts in community composition linked to dispersal capacity and habitat specialisation.

DOI 10.1101/2025.10.17.683013

experimental assayecology & biodiversity

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