Title:

Water mites (Hydrachnidia, Acari) in the Lakes of the Masurian Landscape Park, Poland

Subtitle:

Fragmenta Faunistica, vol. 48, no. 1 ; Wodopójki (Hydrachnidia, Acari) jezior Mazurskiego Parku Krajobrazowego ; Water mites in the Lakes of the Masurian Landscape Park

Creator:

Cichocka, Maria ; Polska Akademia Nauk. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii

Publisher:

Museum and Institute of Zoology, PAS

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Date issued/created:

2005

Description:

Bibliogr. p. 93-94 ; P. 79-95 : ill. ; 25 cm ; Abstarct in Polish. Taxa in Latin.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

Poland ; masurian lakes ; Hydracarina ; Hydrachnellae ; water mites ; Acari ; Acarina ; mites and ticks ; acarines ; arachnids ; Arachnida ; Hydrachnidia ; Masurian Lake District ; Masurian Landscape Park

Abstract:

2,229 water mites representing 56 species were collected in seven Mazurian lakes. Six faunal elements were distinguished: lacustrine, eurytopic typical of small water bodies, tyrphophilic, rheobiontic, rheophilic and astatic spring fauna. The species structure was dominated by the lacustrine element, and the numerical structure – by eurytopic species occurring in small water bodies. Six species indicatory of moderate lake eutrophy were recorded, i.e. Atractides ovalis, Limnesia polonica, Unionicola mionor, Piona stjoerdalensis, P. rotundoides, Forelia spatulifera and Atractides lacustris, indicating mesotrophy, was trapped in Lake Mokre only. The lakes examined are characterized byrather low faunal similarity. The highest degree of similarity was noted between two dystrophic lakes, Klimunt and Skarp, whereas Lake Majcz Wielki showed the greatest faunal distinctness.

Relation:

Fragmenta Faunistica

Volume:

48

Issue:

1

Start page:

79

End page:

95

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.3161/00159301FF2005.48.1.079

Source:

MiIZ PAN, call no. P.256, T. 48 nr 1 ; MiIZ PAN, call no. P.4664, T. 48 nr 1 ; 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