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Microarthropod communities in anthropogenic urban soils. 1. Structure of microarthropod complexes in soils of roadside lawns

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The structure and abundance of microarthropod communities in soils of roadsides in the city of Vilnius were studied. Soil samples were taken from lawns on roadside slopes and in roundabout junctions, at the curb and at a distance of 10 m from it. The abundance of microarthropods closely correlated with the degree of vegetation development: in lawns landscaped 10, 20, and 40 years ago, this parameter averaged 2300, 6500, and 49 000 ind./m2, respectively. The abundance of soil microarthropods near the curb was three times lower (for some groups five times lower) than at a distance of 10 m. Oribatid species adapted to alkaline soils in such areas were identified.

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Original Russian Text © I. Eitminaviciute, 2006, published in Zoologicheskii Zhurnal, 2006, Vol. 85, no. 10.

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Eitminaviciute, I. Microarthropod communities in anthropogenic urban soils. 1. Structure of microarthropod complexes in soils of roadside lawns. Entmol. Rev. 86 (Suppl 2), S128–S135 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0013873806110029

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