Spiders in mountain habitats of the Giant Mountains
Ground-living spiders were studied using modified pitfall traps during several years in four characteristic habitats in Giant Mountains (Krkonoše Mts.), the High Sudetes, Czech Republic: alpine tundra, subalpine mire, tall-herb stand at the bottom of a glacial corrie, and decaying mountain spruce fo...
| Published in: | Russian Journal of Ecology |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1134/S1067413612040133 http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0209718 |
| Summary: | Ground-living spiders were studied using modified pitfall traps during several years in four characteristic habitats in Giant Mountains (Krkonoše Mts.), the High Sudetes, Czech Republic: alpine tundra, subalpine mire, tall-herb stand at the bottom of a glacial corrie, and decaying mountain spruce forest. Ecological and zoogeographical aspects of spider communities were analysed. The spider communities of alpine tundra, subalpine mire, and glacial corrie exhibited long-term stability, whereas the community of decaying mountain forest changed during observations. Small linyphiid spiders, dominating in mature forest, were gradually replaced by larger lycosid and gnaphosid species. Zoogeographic characterization of mountain habitats was made based on species exhibiting disjunctive area. In contrast to plants, for spiders of boreal origin alpine tundra is the most important habitat for survival, followed by screes, mires, spruce forests, and corries. |
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