Specific features of the oribatid fauna in high-mountain pine forests of the Eastern Caucasus in relation to altitudinal zonality |
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Authors: | N A Gazaliev |
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Institution: | (1) Caspian Institute of Biological Resources, Dagestan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. M. Gadzhieva 45, 367025 Makhachkala, Russia |
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Abstract: | The abundance, structure, and distribution of oribatid communities in high-mountain pine forest biotopes of the Eastern Caucasus
are described in dependence on elevation above sea level. The oribatid fauna of high-mountain pine forests proved to be characterized
by high abundance, an assortment of dominants, and species richness. It was shown that, as the elevation increases, specific
dominants typical of particular altitudinal zones appear in communities, and changes in the mass species occur. These species
are stable in terms of their long-term dynamics, and zonal groups (communities) demonstrate a high species diversity. |
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Keywords: | orbatids pine forests abundance dominance dynamics the Eastern Caucasus |
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