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Plant-dwelling spiders of the ecotone ; Forest islands in the landscape of the Masurian Lakeland: ecotones between forest and crop fields
Creator: Contributor:Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Ekologii
Publisher:Oficyna Wydawnicza Instytutu Ekologii PAN
Place of publishing: Date issued/created: Description:Pages 79-102 : illustrations ; 24 cm ; Bibliographical references (pages 101-102) ; Abstract in Polish
Type of object: Subject and Keywords:ecotone ; forest island ; agricultural landscape ; plant-dwelling spiders
Abstract:In the years 1988, 1989 and 1991 study was made of the ecotones of forest islands situated in agricultural landscape of the Masurian Lakeland. Spider communities were analyzed from the angle of the number of species, as well as of the numbers and biomass of plant-dwelling spiders. Common species and those exclusive for different zones of the ecotone transect: forest island interior-forest ecotone-crop field, were identified. Dominant species were identified as well. Discussion was made of the importance of the ecotone and its role as a barrier for forest spider species, which prevents the major part of these species from spreading over the crop fields.
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