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Spatial Distribution of Invertebrates in the Soils of the Southeastern Part of the Bolshezemelskaya Tundra

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A characterization of the spatial distribution of soil biota (nematodes, microarthropods, large soil invertebrates) in plant communities of the southeastern sector of the Bolshezemelskaya tundra (Komi Republic, environs of Vorkuta) is given. For all groups of soil invertebrates studied, an aggregated distribution was noted, in which the body size of the organism plays a certain role. It is shown that the level of moisture in the soils of tundra ecosystems does not significantly affect the spatial distribution of various groups of soil organisms.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors are grateful to Yu.V. Kholopov and A.A. Rud (Institute of Biology) for help with sampling.

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This work was carried out within the framework of a state assignment on the topics “Distribution, Systematics, and Spatial Organization of the Fauna and population of Terrestrial and Aquatic Animals of Taiga and Tundra Ecosystems of the European North-East of Russia” (project no. Gr RK AAAA-A17-117112850235-2) and “Identification of General Patterns of Formation and Functioning of Peat Soils on the Territory of the Arctic and Subarctic Sectors of the European Northeast of Russia” (project no. Gr AAAA-A17-117122290011-5).

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Taskaeva, A.A., Konakova, T.N., Kolesnikova, A.A. et al. Spatial Distribution of Invertebrates in the Soils of the Southeastern Part of the Bolshezemelskaya Tundra. Biol Bull Russ Acad Sci 48, 94–102 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359021010143

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