The Population of Carabids (Coleoptera, Carabidae) of the Dump of Solid Municipal Wastes

The population of carabids of the dump of solid municipal wastes (SMW) in Prokopyevsk town in Kemerovo region was studied in 2014-2016. 44 species of carabids (81.5% of specific richness of the area of researches) were found in the dump. The core population of carabids are tribes of Pterostichini, Platynini, Harpalini, Carabini and Bembidiini. In comparison with the control, the smaller number of species of tribes of Carabini, Pterostichini, Platynini, Notiophilini, Trechini and Licinini is noted in the dump. However, there are favorable conditions for the carabids of tribes of Bembidiini, Zabrini, Harpalini in the dump; the growth of specific richness of these tribes in comparison with the control zone is noted. 33 species which are common with the control and 11 original forms of carabids are noted in the dump. The core population of carabids consists of the dominant (3 species), subdominant (10 species) and rare (10 species). They share the dump and the control as well. The complex of dominant species is presented by the carabids of Carabus regalis, Carabus aeruginosus, Pterostichus magus. The continuously growing influence of the dump on the ecosystems leads to the decrease in dynamic density of the populations of the most part of species of carabids. However, the essential alteration of specific structure of "core" of the population of carabids is not observed; there is a change of the structure of very rare species only. Thereby, the carabids show the high ecological plasticity and an opportunity to adapt in the changing ecological conditions.