The Ecology of Commanster
Ecological Relationships Among More Than 2800 Species
Commanster: A Small Village in the Belgian High Ardennes
Latitude: 50° 15' 20" N
Longitude: 5° 59' 58" E
Altitude: 490-590m, between the Meuse and Rhine River Basins
Average Temperature: 0°C (Winter), 15°C (Summer)
Average Annual Precipitation: 1400mm
Population: 50 Inhabitants
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Pictures provide links showing ecological relationships.
CLICK ON THE PHOTOS!
(Exceptions: landscapes and a species on its homepage)
Important Caveat
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Activity Zones
Maps
Village
Farmland
Le Grand Bois
Nature Reserves
Habitats
Forest
Alder-Birch-Willow
Beech
Spruce
Hedge Rows
Meadows
Wet Meadows
Heath and Moorland
Peat Bogs and Fens
Streams
Ponds
Buildings
Microhabitats
Dung
Dead Animals
Plant Litter
Fungi
Dead Wood
Stones, Concrete
Environmental Threats
Habitat Destruction
Exotic Species
Pollution
Industrialisation and Global Warming
Species Lists with Translations
Animals (Kingdom Animalia)
Vertebrates (Phylum Chordata)
Mammals (Class Mammalia)
Birds (Class Aves)
Reptiles (Class Reptilia)
Amphibians (Class Amphibia)
Invertebrates (Phylum Arthropoda)
Insects (Class Insecta)
Beetles (Order Coleoptera)
Flies (Order Diptera)
Aphids, Bugs, and Hoppers (Order Hemiptera)
Ants, Bees, and Wasps (Order Hymenoptera)
Butterflies
and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)
Dragonflies (Order Odonata)
Grasshoppers and Crickets (Order Orthoptera)
Caddisflies (Order Trichoptera)
Earwigs, Cockroaches, Mayflies, Scorpionflies, Alderflies, Lacewings, Stoneflies, Barklice, Snakeflies
(Orders Dermaptera, Dictyoptera, Ephemeroptera, Mecoptera, Megaloptera, Neuroptera, Plecoptera, Psocoptera, Raphidioptera)
Spiders, Harvestmen, Mites, Ticks (Class Arachnida)
Springtails (Class Entognatha, Order Collembola)
Invertebrates (Phyllum Mollusca)
Snails and Slugs (Class Gastropoda)
Miscellaneous Invertebrates (Phylla Arthropoda, Annelida)
Kingdom Fungi
Phyllum Basidiomycota
Agaricales
Boletales
Polyporales
Russulales
Other Basidiomycota
Phylla Ascomycota, Chytridiomycota, and Zygomycota
Lichens
Kingdoms Protozoa and Straminipila
Slime and Water Moulds
Viruses
Plants (Kingdom Plantae)
Mosses and Liverworts
(Phyla Bryophyta and Marchantiophyta)
Clubmosses, Ferns, Horsetails
(Classes Lycopsida, Polypodiopsida, Equisetopsida)
Trees and Bushes (Classes Gymnospermae, Angiospermae)
Flowers (Class Angiospermae)
Grasses (Family Poaceae)
Rushes, Sedges, and Reeds (Families Juncaceae,
Cyperaceae, Sparganiaceae, Typhaceae)
Calendar
Birds
Daily Observations
Residents Singing
Migrant Arrivals
Spring Passage
Autumn Passage
Migrant Departures
Insects
Beetles
Flies
Aphids, Bugs, and Hoppers
Ants, Bees, and Wasps
Butterflies
and Moths
Dragonflies
Grasshoppers and Crickets
Caddisflies
Miscellaneous Insects
Spiders and Harvestmen
Mushrooms
Agaricales
Boletales
Polyporales
Russulales
Other Basidiomycota
Ascomycota, Chytridiomycota, and Zygomycota
Slime and Water Moulds
Plants
Trees and Bushes
Flowers
Grasses
Rushes and Sedges
Animal Tales
7.3.03: Ardea cinerea
16.4.03: Dryocopus martius
30.5.03: Libellula depressa
6.7.03: Ciconia nigra / Buteo buteo
26.3.04: Felis silvestris
30.6.06: Itoplectis maculator / Yponomeuta padella
24.3.07: Ciconia nigra
24.8.08: Metellina segmentata / Tipula paludosa
Weather Records
My Reference Library
Identification
Ecology
Biodiversity and Conservation
Links
Equipment
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Seasons
Spring
Mammals
Birds
Migrants
Arriving Nesters
January-March,
April-June
Residents
Insects
Beetles
March,
April,
May,
June
Flies
March,
April,
May,
June
Aphids, Bugs, and Hoppers
March - April,
May,
June
Ants, Bees, and Wasps
March - April,
May,
June
Butterflies
March - April,
May,
June
Moths
March - April,
May,
June
Dragonflies
Grasshoppers and Crickets
Caddisflies
Miscellaneous Insects
Spiders and Harvestmen
March - April,
May - June
Tracks
Mammals
Birds
Mushrooms
Agaricales
April,
May,
June
Boletales
Polyporales
Russulales
Other Basidiomycota
Ascomycota and Zygomycota
Slime and Water Moulds
Plants
Trees and Bushes
April,
May - June
Flowers
March - April,
May,
June
Grasses
April - May,
June
Rushes and Sedges
Summer
Mammals
Birds
Nests
Young
Residents
Migrants
Insects
Beetles
June,
July,
August - September
Flies
June,
July,
August,
September
Aphids, Bugs, and Hoppers
June,
July,
August,
September
Bees and Wasps
June,
July,
August,
September
Butterflies
Moths
June,
July,
August - September
Dragonflies
Grasshoppers and Crickets
Caddisflies
Miscellaneous Insects
Spiders and Harvestmen
Mushrooms
Agaricales
June,
July,
August,
September
Boletales
June - July,
August
Polyporales
June - July,
August,
September
Russulales
June,
July,
August,
September
Other Basidiomycota
June - July,
August,
September
Ascomycota, Chytridiomycota, and Zygomycota
June - July,
August,
September
Slime and Water Moulds
Plants
Trees and Shrubs
Flowers
June,
July,
August
Grasses
Rushes
Autumn
Mammals
Birds
Migrants
Departures
Residents
Insects
Beetles
Flies
October,
November
Bugs
Bees
Moths
Caddisflies
Spiders and Harvestmen
Mushrooms
Agaricales
September,
October,
November
Boletales
Polyporales
Russulales
Other Basidiomycota
Ascomycota
Winter
Mammals
Birds
Visitors
Residents
Insects
Beetles
Flies
December - February,
March
Bugs
Bees
Butterflies
and Moths
Spiders
Tracks
Mammals
Birds
Mushrooms
Agaricales
Polyporales
Russulales
Other Basidiomycota
Ascomycota
Plants
Trees
Flowers
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Please send corrections, comments, and suggestions to
jlindsey@gen.unimaas.nl
For corrections, my thanks go to M. Ackland, I. Andrew,
A.V. Antropov, E. Apol, V. Belov, N. Brand, B. Büche, E. Charles,
D. Cheng, B. Clesse, J. Coldwell, T. de Graaf, C. Devillers, P. Dioli,
C. Dussaix, M. Dybczak, G. Eyssartier, C. Fontaine, C. Fransen,
I. Gibson, A. Gminder, J. Gruber, M.A. Hielkema, B. Higler,
J. Hilszczanski, A. Hochkirch, M. Jacobs, E. Jansen, L. Janssen,
F. Janssens, J. Kahanpää, S. Kehl, A. Kruithof, R. Lancaster, F. Le
Gall, I. MacGowan, M. Manas, T. Meijer, D. Mitchell, R. Nash,
O. Nedved, S. Obenauer, A. Peeters, J. Peters, L. Petrini,
B. Pettersson, C. Pilon, M. Pollet, G. Pozsgai, S.A. Redhead,
J.L. Renneson, T. Rickfelder, A. Rockefeller, J. Salokannel, G. San
Martin, C. Schmid-Egger, L. Schott, J. Skartveit, P. Spaans,
M. Storey, A. Taeger, D. Tate, K. Tomkovich, J.A. van Erkelens, K. Van
Keer, J. van Rooy, H. Vanuytven, F. Vitali, C.L. Wagner, G. Weber,
M. Wilcox, J. Willem, J. Winkelman, T. Wojas, R. Wood, and
J.J. Wuilbaut.
All remaining errors are my responsibility.
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