On Cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus L.) Antecology in the Russian European Northeast

• Main Authors: S. V. Pestov, O. E. Valuyskikh
• Format: Dataset
• Language: Russian
• Published: Theoretical and Applied Ecology 2013
• Subjects: Rubus chamaemorus; phenology; pollinate ecology; pollinators insects; hover-flies; the Russian European Northeast; taiga; Tundra
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.25750/1995-4301-2013-2-142-148; http://envjournal.ru/ari/v2013/v2/files/13224.pdf

Antecological features of R. chamaemorus in different natural zones of the Russian European Northeast (Komi Repulbic) were obtained. Structure of Chortobiont complexes was found to differ in cloudberry habitats within taiga and tundra zones: moving north invertebrates populations increased but the species diversity of this living group decreased. Totally 29 species were identified in the anthophilous complex of R. chamaemorus, 12 species were firstly noted as cloudberry pollinators. It was found that hover flies play the most significant role in pollination of R. chamaemorus. Relative abundance of these species in chortobiont complex varies from 1 to 9.8 % in taiga zone and from 0,5 to 1,5 % in tundra zone.