Use of soil dwelling Diptera (Insecta, Diptera) as bioindicators: a review of ecological requirements and response to disturbance
1999
Frouz, J.
Larvae of soil dwelling Diptera represent an important part of the edaphon in a wide range of ecosystems from climax forests to agroecosystems. Their abundance in soil varies from several hundred to several thousand individuals per square meter. They take part in many important biological processes in soil such as the decomposition of plant litter and nutrient cycling. Soil dwelling Diptera include groups and species that vary in size as well as in food and ecological demands. This paper summarizes data concerning their ecology and distribution in various natural and man made habitats and their reaction to stress factors. The response of a soil dwelling dipteran community can be evaluated in several ways, e.g., at the level of food web structure, species composition, or individual response of selected species. The possibilities of interpreting such data as well as perspectives for future research are discussed.
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