Soil mites (Acari, Oribatida) of young Scots pine forests in the region polluted by the "Luban" chemical factory
1999
Klimek, A. | Seniczak, S. (Akademia Techniczno-Rolnicza, Bydgoszcz (Poland). Wydzial Zootechniczny))
The polluted plots were situated at distances of 1.5 km (plot 1), 3.5 km (plot 2) and 8 km (plot 3) from the pollution source, and a control plot (4) was chosen 14 km from this source. Each time 10 samples of 17 square cm in area and 20 cm deep were taken in areas of forest floor coverad with dead needles, and was further divided into 4 subhorisons: Ol, Of/h, AEes' and AEes''. In the most polluted plot, a distinct reduction of species number and species diversity of Oribatida was noted. Sensitive to pollutants were Adoristes ovatus, Oribatula tibialis, Scheloribates latipes and Tectocepheus velatus, while Quadroppia quadricarinata tolerated them
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