The springtail (Hexapoda,Collembola) fauna of Wrangel Island |
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Authors: | A B Babenko |
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Institution: | 1.Institute of Ecology and Evolution,Russian Academy of Sciences,Moscow,Russia |
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Abstract: | Analysis of the collembolan fauna of Wrangel Island based on published data and recent sampling was performed. The species
richness of springtails on the island (89 species from 41 genera and 12 families) exceeds the levels characteristic of most
other insular territories of the Arctic Ocean, except for Greenland and some small islands located within the southern tundra
belt. The specificity of the species composition of the springtail fauna on the island depends on a high proportion of species
with amphi-Pacific ranges, reflecting its formation within the Beringian Arctic sector. At the same time, the structure of
the springtail fauna of the island is rather similar to those of the known tundra faunas of the Siberian sector, with no anomalies
being detected. |
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