Fauna and population structure of springtails (Hexapoda,Collembola) in zonal forest-steppe biotopes of the Middle Volga River basin |
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Authors: | Yu B Shveenkova |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Animal Health and Welfare, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, 70010 Valenzano, Bari, Italy |
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Abstract: | A total of 92 springtail species were revealed in forest-steppe areas of the Privolzhskaya Lesostep nature reserve. The considerable
part of the species (25–40%) are inhabitants of steppe and open sites with the predominance of soil forms. The specific features
of the chernozem soil fauna are determined by the rare species occupying deep soil layers. In different forest-steppe biotopes,
the springtail communities are similar in the species composition but differ in the structure. Steppe and forest types of
communities were distinguished. When the steppe is forested, the most drastic changes in the collembolan population are revealed
in the transitional shrub zone. The marginal community is characterized by the most even structure and a variable set of dominants. |
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