Title:

Do decaying logs represent habitat islands? Oribatid mite communities in dead wood

Subtitle:

Annales Zoologici, vol. 58, no 2

Creator:

Skubała, Piotr ; Duras, Marta

Contributor:

Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Publisher:

Fundacja Natura optima dux

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Date issued/created:

2008

Description:

Bibliogr. s. 461-463 ; S. 453-466 : il. ; 27 cm ; Nazwy taksonów w jęz. łac.

Type of object:

Czasopismo/Artykuł

Subject and Keywords:

Oribatid mites ; dead wood ; logs ; beech

Abstract:

Oribatid mites are a characteristic element of soil fauna, but they are also found in decomposing wood. However, they are often absent from publications dealing with dead wood. A core question of our study was how much the mite fauna differs between dead wood and the forest floor and at different locations on dead wood. Three dead, fallen beechlogs (in the third stage of decay) in the “Góra Chełm” Reserve (Jura Krakowsko-Częstochowska, Silesian province, south Poland) were examined for log-inhabiting species ofmites. Samples were collected at seven microhabitats from the logs and the ground surface adjacent to each log was also sampled. Forty-nine oribatid species (44%) were obligate members of the intra-log community. Our study revealed strong differentiation between oribatid fauna in different microhabitats of decaying logs. No statistically significant differences in oribatid communities in beech logs of the same stage of decay were observed. It may be concluded that oribatid mites are using logs as a separate habitat rather than as an extension of the forest floor.

Relation:

Annales Zoologici

Volume:

58

Issue:

2

Start page:

453

End page:

466

Resource type:

Tekst

Detailed Resource Type:

Artykuł naukowy oryginalny

Format:

application/pdf

Source:

MiIZ PAN, sygn. patrz sygn. czas. P.255, vol 58, no 2 ; MiIZ PAN, sygn. patrz sygn. czas. P.4314, vol 58, no 2 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

Language of abstract:

eng

Rights:

Prawa zastrzeżone - dostęp ograniczony

Terms of use:

Zasób chroniony prawem autorskim. Korzystanie dozwolone wyłącznie na terminalach Muzeum i Instytutu Zoologii PAN w zakresie określonym przez przepisy o dozwolonym użytku.

Digitizing institution:

Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Original in:

Biblioteka Muzeum i Instytutu Zoologii PAN

Projects co-financed by:

Program Operacyjny Innowacyjna Gospodarka, lata 2010-2014, Priorytet 2. Infrastruktura strefy B + R ; Unia Europejska. Europejski Fundusz Rozwoju Regionalnego

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