The response of tundra springtails (Collembola, Hexapoda) to human activity on the Murman coast of the Kola Penisula, Russia

• Published in: Polar Science
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Human activity; Springtails; Tundra; Barents Sea; Zelentsy; Polar Science; Springtail
• Online Access: https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_uri&item_id=14991; http://id.nii.ac.jp/1291/00014910/

This study was carried out in the Dalne Zelentsy settlement (69°07′N, 36°03′E) on the Barents Sea of the Kola Penisula in Russia. Three transects were established: the ‘new garden transect’; the ‘old garden transect’; and the ‘settlement transect’. Overall, the number of springtails increased with distance from the ‘settlement’ and decreased from the ‘old garden’ towards the tundra. However, in the case of the ‘new garden transect’ there were no clear trends in springtail abundance. Eleven species of springtail were found, with Parisotoma notabilis being found at each of the studied areas along the transects. Trends in the species diversity of the springtail communities were not clear, and the values of H′ ranged from 1.36 to 2.08. The springtail communities located 10 m from the ‘new garden’ and the ‘old garden’ were characterized by low species diversity compared with the other sites along the transects (H′ values of 1.36 and 1.67, respectively). There were no differences in species diversity among the springtail communities along the ‘settlement transect’. ロシアのKola半島、Dalne Zelentsy居留地において、3本のトランセクトを取りトビムシの分布を調査した。トビムシ数は、居留地から離れるほど多かったが、トランセクトによって結果は異なった。7種のトビムシが見いだされたが、特にParisotoma notabilisは全域で見つかった。トビムシ群集の種多様性の傾向は明らかでなく、多様度指数は1.36～2.08であった。