Is ornithogenic fertilisation important for collembolan communities in Arctic terrestrial ecosystems?
In the Arctic, areas close to seabird colonies are often characterized by exceptionally rich vegetation communities linked with the high nutrient subsidies transported by seabirds from the marine environment to the land. These areas also support soil invertebrate communities of which springtails (Co...
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ftjpolarres:oai:journals.openacademia.net:article/3231 2024-09-09T19:23:19+00:00 Is ornithogenic fertilisation important for collembolan communities in Arctic terrestrial ecosystems? Zmudczyńska-Skarbek, Katarzyna Zwolicki, Adrian Convey, Peter Barcikowski, Mateusz Stempniewicz, Lech 2015-07-13 application/pdf text/html application/epub+zip application/xml https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/3231 https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v34.25629 eng eng Norwegian Polar Institute https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/3231/pdf_33 https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/3231/html_25 https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/3231/_26 https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/3231/xml_24 https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/3231/8347 https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/3231 doi:10.3402/polar.v34.25629 Polar Research; Vol 34 (2015) 1751-8369 springtails seabirds ornithogenic tundra Spitsbergen Bear Island multivariate analyses info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2015 ftjpolarres https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v34.25629 2024-06-20T23:33:17Z In the Arctic, areas close to seabird colonies are often characterized by exceptionally rich vegetation communities linked with the high nutrient subsidies transported by seabirds from the marine environment to the land. These areas also support soil invertebrate communities of which springtails (Collembola) often represent the most abundant and diverse group. Our study focused on springtail community composition in the vicinity of seabird (little auk, great skua and glaucous gull) nesting areas in different parts of Svalbard (Magdalenefjorden, Isfjorden and Bjørnøya), and on their comparison with adjacent areas not impacted by seabirds. Out of a total of 35 springtail species recorded, seven were found only within the ornithogenically influenced sites. Although geographical location was the strongest factor differentiating these springtail communities, ornithogenic influence was also significant regardless of the location. When each location was considered separately, seabirds were responsible for a relatively small but strongly significant proportion (8.6, 5.2 and 3.9%, respectively, for each site) of total springtail community variability. Species whose occurrence was positively correlated with seabird presence were Folsomia coeruleogrisea, Friesea quinquespinosa, Lepidocyrtus lignorum and Oligaphorura groenlandica near Magdalenefjorden, Arrhopalites principalis, Folsomia bisetosella and Protaphorura macfadyeni in Isfjorden, and Folsomia quadrioculata on Bjørnøya.Keywords Springtails; seabirds; ornithogenic tundra; Spitsbergen; Bear Island; multivariate analyses. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Bear Island Bjørnøya Bjørnøya Glaucous Gull Great skua Isfjord* Isfjord* Isfjorden Isfjorden little auk Magdalenefjord* Polar Research Svalbard Tundra Spitsbergen Springtail Polar Research Arctic Svalbard Bear Island ENVELOPE(-67.250,-67.250,-68.151,-68.151) Bjørnøya ENVELOPE(-67.250,-67.250,-68.151,-68.151) Magdalenefjorden ENVELOPE(11.010,11.010,79.569,79.569) Polar Research 34 1 25629 |
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springtails seabirds ornithogenic tundra Spitsbergen Bear Island multivariate analyses Zmudczyńska-Skarbek, Katarzyna Zwolicki, Adrian Convey, Peter Barcikowski, Mateusz Stempniewicz, Lech Is ornithogenic fertilisation important for collembolan communities in Arctic terrestrial ecosystems? |
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In the Arctic, areas close to seabird colonies are often characterized by exceptionally rich vegetation communities linked with the high nutrient subsidies transported by seabirds from the marine environment to the land. These areas also support soil invertebrate communities of which springtails (Collembola) often represent the most abundant and diverse group. Our study focused on springtail community composition in the vicinity of seabird (little auk, great skua and glaucous gull) nesting areas in different parts of Svalbard (Magdalenefjorden, Isfjorden and Bjørnøya), and on their comparison with adjacent areas not impacted by seabirds. Out of a total of 35 springtail species recorded, seven were found only within the ornithogenically influenced sites. Although geographical location was the strongest factor differentiating these springtail communities, ornithogenic influence was also significant regardless of the location. When each location was considered separately, seabirds were responsible for a relatively small but strongly significant proportion (8.6, 5.2 and 3.9%, respectively, for each site) of total springtail community variability. Species whose occurrence was positively correlated with seabird presence were Folsomia coeruleogrisea, Friesea quinquespinosa, Lepidocyrtus lignorum and Oligaphorura groenlandica near Magdalenefjorden, Arrhopalites principalis, Folsomia bisetosella and Protaphorura macfadyeni in Isfjorden, and Folsomia quadrioculata on Bjørnøya.Keywords Springtails; seabirds; ornithogenic tundra; Spitsbergen; Bear Island; multivariate analyses. |
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Zmudczyńska-Skarbek, Katarzyna Zwolicki, Adrian Convey, Peter Barcikowski, Mateusz Stempniewicz, Lech |
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Is ornithogenic fertilisation important for collembolan communities in Arctic terrestrial ecosystems? |
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Is ornithogenic fertilisation important for collembolan communities in Arctic terrestrial ecosystems? |
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Is ornithogenic fertilisation important for collembolan communities in Arctic terrestrial ecosystems? |
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Is ornithogenic fertilisation important for collembolan communities in Arctic terrestrial ecosystems? |
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Is ornithogenic fertilisation important for collembolan communities in Arctic terrestrial ecosystems? |
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is ornithogenic fertilisation important for collembolan communities in arctic terrestrial ecosystems? |
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