Possibilities of using soil microarthropods, with emphasis on mites (Arachnida, Acari, Mesostigmata), in assessment of successional stages in a reclaimed coal mine dump (Pszów, S Poland)

Madej, G; Kozub, Monika

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“…), Spain (2636–3954 individuals/sq.m. ), old mine galleries from Poland (28–32 species; with 712–1140 individuals), Germany (12 species with 3043 individuals), Belgium (11 species, with 57 individuals), spoil areas from Romania (6–9 species, with 11–22 individuals) 10,20,36,38,39,45,64–66 . However, if we compare the present results with those obtained in afforested post-industrial habitats from Poland (45 species and 1026 individuals) 35 the totals for Certeju de Sus are much lower.…”

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“…Within the soil mesofauna, mites are often used as bioindicators to investigate the ecological stage of soils from natural or anthropogenic ecosystems. Many studies confirm the value of soil mites as bioindicators, due to their high population density, species richness, sensitivity to soil conditions, to the availability of well-developed sampling methods, and to their ability to accumulate metals 14,18–20 . According to the latest classification, the mites (Acari), can be divided into two superorders: Parasitiformes (with orders: Opilioacarida, Holothyrida, Ixodida and Mesostigmata) and Acariformes (with orders: Trombidiformes and Sarcoptiformes- suborder Oribatida) 21 .…”

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“…spoil areas, tailing ponds, abandoned mining and smelting areas, post-industrial dumps). For instance, in Belgium, Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Slovakia and Spain 1,9,10,13,18,20,25,26,28–39 . There are scale dependent patterns of species distribution in mining areas 40 and scale specific processes leading to this distribution 41,42 .…”

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Soil mite communities (Acari: Mesostigmata, Oribatida) as bioindicators for environmental conditions from polluted soils

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Honciuc

Neagoe

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An anthropic ecosystem from Romania was investigated from acarological, vegetation and chemical point of view. The community structures of two groups of mites were studied (Acari: Mesostigmata, Oribatida) from a tailing pond, using transect method, in correlation with concentrations of heavy metals (As, Cu, Pb, Ni, Mn and Zn), with abiotic factors (altitude, aspect, soil temperature, soil humidity, soil pH) and biotic factor (vegetation coverage). Taking into account the mite communities, in total, 30 mite species were identified, with 1009 individuals and 18 immatures (10 species with 59 individuals, 5 immatures of Mesostigmata and 20 species with 950 individuals, 13 immatures of Oribatida). The investigated habitats from the tailing pond were grouped in five transects, with different degree of pollution, based on total metal loads. Taking into account of the connection between mites communities, abiotic factors and heavy metals, each transect were characterized through specific relationship. Using multivariate statistical analysis, we revealed that the occurrence of some Oribatida species was strongly correlated with vegetation coverage, soil pH and soil humidity, though concentrations of Cu, As, Mn, Ni and Zn also had an influence. Pb and Zn concentrations were shown to influence the occurrence of Mesostigmata mites. The heterogeneity of mites species richness at 2 m2 scale was correlated with a metric related to the heterogeneity of heavy metals at the same scale.

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Soil mite communities (Acari: Mesostigmata, Oribatida) as bioindicators for environmental conditions from polluted soils

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“…The technical phase of the reclamation processes is a significant disturbance that slows down the successional rate of beetle communities (Hodecek et al, 2016). The soil formation is essential for successful reclamation of post-mining sites (Madej, Kozub, 2014). The soil macrofauna distribution pattern was found to be strongly related to soil development after reclamation (Ge et al, 2014;.…”

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Temporal Aspect of the Terrestrial Invertebrate Response to Moisture Dynamic in Technosols formed after Reclamation at a Post-Mining Site in Ukrainian Steppe Drylands

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Kunah

Fedushko

et al. 2021

Ekológia (Bratislava)

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Different approaches were applied to assess soil moisture optima and tolerance of the ecological niche temporal projection of terrestrial invertebrates within an experimental polygon created to investigate the reclamation processes after deep underground hard-rock mining in the Ukrainian steppe drylands. Sampling was carried out in 2013–2015 on a variant of artificial soil (technosols). To investigate the spatiotemporal variation in the abundance, species richness and species composition of invertebrate assemblages the animals were sampled using pitfall traps. The readily available water for plants, precipitation, wind speed, atmospheric temperature, atmospheric humidity, and atmospheric pressure were used as environmental predictors. The two-dimension geographic coordinates of the sampling locations were used to generate a set of orthogonal eigenvector-based spatial variables. Time series of sampling dates were used to generate a set of orthogonal eigenvector-based temporal variables. Weighted averaging, generalized linear mixed models, Huisman-Olff-Fresco models expanded by Jansen-Oksanen, correspondence analysis, and constrained correspondence analysis were used to estimate soil moisture species optima and tolerance. The moisture content in the technosols was revealed to be the most important factor determining the temporal dynamics of terrestrial invertebrate community in conditions of semi-arid climate and the ecosystem which formed as a result of the reclamation process. The species response to the soil water content is affected not only by the soil water content but also by the complex of the other environmental, temporal, and spatial factors. The effect of other factors on the species response must be extracted previously to find real estimations of the species optima and tolerance.

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“…The ecological niche principle has to be used for a conceptualization of the restoration of the mine-degraded lands (Zhenqi et al, 2012;Kunakh et al, 2018). The soil formation is essential for successful reclamation of post-mining sites (Madej, Kozub, 2014). The soil macrofauna distribution pattern was found to be strongly related to soil development after reclamation (Ge et al, 2014;.…”

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The response of invertebrate communities to a moisture gradient in artificial soils of Ukrainian steppe arid zone

Babchenko¹,

Fedushko²,

Timchiy³

2020

Ukr J Ecol

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Animals were sampled within the experimental area using traps to investigate the spatial and temporal variation in abundance, species richness, and species composition of invertebrate communities. A total of 60 traps were operated simultaneously during each sampling period. Traps were emptied 26 times every 7-9 days each year. Plant water availability, precipitation, wind speed, air temperature (minimum, maximum, daily mean), air humidity, and atmospheric pressure were used as ecological predictors of invertebrate community status and structure. Two-dimensional geographic coordinates of sampling locations were used to create a set of orthogonal spatial variables based on eigenvectors. We used time series of sampling dates to produce a set of orthogonal eigenvector time variables. The moisture content in technosols was the most important factor determining the terrestrial invertebrate community's temporal dynamics under semi-arid climate and reclaimed ecosystem conditions. Each ecological group of terrestrial invertebrates is homogeneous in terms of moisture gradient (xerophilic, xerozoophilic, mesophilic) and has a specific set of patterns best explain the species response to water content in technosols. However, one should consider the fact that the species response to soil water content is influenced not only by soil water content but also by a complex of other environmental, temporal and spatial factors. That is why the effect of other factors on the species response must be extracted previously to find real estimations of the species optima and tolerance. This task can be solved using the constrained correspondence analysis (CCA) or constrained redundancy analysis (RDA) depending on the type of response to ecological factors prevailing in the community – monotone or unimodal. We found that in more dry conditions, the prevalent species responses are unimodal asymmetric, in moister – bimodal, and in moderate conditions, the distributions are symmetric unimodal. The asymmetric species response to soil moisture in different parts of the soil humidity range may be assumed as predominantly due to the abiotic factors in the gradient's aridest margin and due predominantly to the biotic factors in the most humid margin of the gradient.

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Possibilities of using soil microarthropods, with emphasis on mites (Arachnida, Acari, Mesostigmata), in assessment of successional stages in a reclaimed coal mine dump (Pszów, S Poland)

Cited by 19 publications

References 38 publications

Soil mite communities (Acari: Mesostigmata, Oribatida) as bioindicators for environmental conditions from polluted soils

Soil mite communities (Acari: Mesostigmata, Oribatida) as bioindicators for environmental conditions from polluted soils

Temporal Aspect of the Terrestrial Invertebrate Response to Moisture Dynamic in Technosols formed after Reclamation at a Post-Mining Site in Ukrainian Steppe Drylands

The response of invertebrate communities to a moisture gradient in artificial soils of Ukrainian steppe arid zone

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