Title:

Oribatid mite communities (Acari: Oribatida) on postindustrial dumps of different kinds. 2, Community organization

Subtitle:

Fragmenta Faunistica / Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk, t. 41, nr 14 ; Zgrupowania mechowców (Acari: Oribatida) na różnego typu zwałach poprzemysłowych ; Oribatida on postindustrial dumps

Creator:

Skubała, Piotr ; Polska Akademia Nauk. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii

Publisher:

Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Date issued/created:

1998

Description:

Bibliogr. p. 201-202 ; P. 193-[207] : ill. ; 24 cm ; Abstract in English, Polish. Taxa in Latin.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

population structure ; species composition ; zoocenosis ; Górny Śląsk ; Upper Silesia ; Poland ; Arachnida ; arachnids ; moss mites ; beetle mites ; Oribatida ; Acari ; Acarina ; acarines ; mites and ticks ; postindustrial dumps ; community structure

Abstract:

Oribatid mites of five postindustrial dumps (zinc and iron metallurgic dumps, dumps of power and chemical plants and a galena-calamine mine dump) were investigated in the Upper Silesian Region (south Poland). The age of dumps and the development of the vegetation were similar. 108 species of Oribatida were found on dumps. Dominance and the species structure of oribatid communities and ecological data of mites were analysed. Different oribatid communities were described on each dump with regard to dominance structure, species combination and species diversity. The most stable and dissimilar was the oribatid community on the galena-calamine dump. The major part of the communities comprised eurytopic species of broad distribution. Although, the number of microphytophagous species was higher in general, panphytophages exceeded 50% of the total numbers on three dumps.

Relation:

Fragmenta Faunistica

Volume:

41

Issue:

14

Start page:

193

End page:

207

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.3161/00159301FF1998.41.14.193

Source:

MiIZ PAN, call no. P.256, T. 41 nr 14 ; MiIZ PAN, call no. P.4664, T. 41 nr 14 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY 3.0 PL license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY 3.0 PL] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY 3.0 PL license, full text available at: ; -

Digitizing institution:

Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open