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Diversity of the Arctic Terrestrial Fauna

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Arctic and Alpine Biodiversity: Patterns, Causes and Ecosystem Consequences

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 113))

Abstract

It is presently impossible to say exactly how many animal species dwell in the Arctic. The reasons for this are (1) the lack of taxonomic and faunistic knowledge about many groups of arctic animals, especially the Protozoa, Nematoda, terrestrial Oligochaeta, a number of Acari taxa, and insect families of the orders Diptera, Hymenoptera, and Lepidoptera.; (2) incomplete collections and data on regional faunas; (3) a large number of incompatible synonyms used by taxonomists in Russia, North America, and Western Europe.

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    Christian Körner

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Chernov, Y.I. (1995). Diversity of the Arctic Terrestrial Fauna. In: Chapin, F.S., Körner, C. (eds) Arctic and Alpine Biodiversity: Patterns, Causes and Ecosystem Consequences. Ecological Studies, vol 113. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78966-3_6

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