ENTOMOCOMPLEXES OF WINDFALL PINE FORESTS-MOSSES OF MOSCOW-AREA MESHCHERA
2020
Ivanishcheva M.V. (State University for Humanities and Technology) | Zykov I. E. (State University for Humanities and Technology) | Khotuleva O.V. (State University for Humanities and Technology)
The authors studied the complex of xylophages and the ecological structure of the soil mesofauna, that differ in composition and growing conditions in the areas of windfall pine forests-mosses. It was found that the main causes of windfalls are adverse soil conditions and damage to the trees by the pine fungus. They determined the role of different types of feed substrate in the dynamics of the number of xylophages in the lesion areas. The dominant species of entomophages, larvae of barbel beetles, and goldfish were revealed. There was a decrease in the species diversity of ground beetles in the windfall areas, the reduction in the number of moisture-loving forest species, the change in the spectrum of life forms towards the decrease in litter species, and an increase in the proportion of litter-soil species.
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