Spatial distribution of isopods in an oak–beech forest

Gongalsky, Konstantin B.; Savin, F. A.; Pokarzhevskii, A. D.; Filimonova, Zhanna V.

doi:10.1016/j.ejsobi.2005.09.012

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“…Soil pH controls the distribution of Oniscus asellus (Linnaeus, 1758), with a preference of 5.1, of Ligidium hypnorum (Cuvier, 1792) and Trachelipus rathkii (Brandt, 1833) with an optima of 4.5 and 6.0, respectively (Zimmer et al ., ). Such a correlation between pH and the distribution of isopods was also found during the study in an oak forest in southern Russia, which also revealed that the litter has a significant influence on the distribution of terrestrial isopods (Gongalsky et al ., ).…”

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Diversity of terrestrial isopods in the northern Tunisian wetlands

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To evaluate the influence of wetland types on the distribution of terrestrial isopods, species richness, relative abundance and diversity indices were studied in the supralittoral zone of 95 wetlands in the north‐western of Tunisian dorsal, belonging to six types: lagoon, hill reservoir, river, dam, lake and sebkha. We tested the following hypothesis: (i) is isopod diversity influenced by wetland types? (ii) is isopod diversity influenced by bioclimatic zones? and (iii) what are the environmental factors influencing isopod distribution? A total of 3255 individuals belonging to twenty species of terrestrial isopods were captured. Species richness differs significantly between wetland types. A highly significant positive relationship between species richness and both humidity and altitudinal gradient was described. The dendrogram of similarities showed a divergence of the lagoons compared to the remaining wetland types.

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Diversity of terrestrial isopods in the northern Tunisian wetlands

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“…The biomass of the isopod species in PEI was higher than it would be expected for terrestrial isopods, which in forests it is generally below 2000 mg FW m -2 (TSUKAMOTO 1977, DAVIS & SUTTON 1977, HORNUNG & WARBURG 1995, GONGALSKY et al 2005). …”

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An assemblage of terrestrial isopods (Crustacea) in southern Brazil and its contribution to leaf litter processing

Quadros

Araujo

2008

Rev. Bras. Zool.

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We present an assemblage of terrestrial isopods in Parque Estadual de Itapuã, southern Brazil, and estimate the contribution of two species to the leaf litter processing. After one year of sampling, we obtained 3748 individuals of six species and four eco-morphologic groups (in order of abundance): Balloniscus glaber Araujo & Zardo, 1995, Atlantoscia floridana (van Name, 1940), Pseudodiploexochus tabularis (Giambiagi de Calabrese, 1939), Trichorhina sp., Alboscia itapuensis Araujo & Quadros, 2005 and Novamundoniscus gracilis Lopes & Araujo, 2003. Total monthly density corresponded to 368 individuals per square meter. The species A. itapuensis and N. gracilis represented less than 1% of total individuals. All the others showed aggregated distribution. Atlantoscia floridana and B. glaber had the highest proportion of individuals occurring together (88%) and a significant species association. Their monthly biomass averaged 4.92 kg ha-1 for B. glaber and 0.97 kg ha-1 for A. floridana. Consumption rates, obtained in the lab (in mg mg-1 day-1) were 0.34 ± 0.04 and 0.70 ± 0.18 for B. glaber and A. floridana, respectively and assimilation efficiency was about 30%. We estimated that both species together could process 860 kg leaves ha-1 year-1.

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“…Terrestrial crustaceans can represent a large percentage of biomass and abundance in the soil macrofauna (Gongalsky et al 2005). Th us any successful invasion by a terrestrial alien crustacean could induce some disturbance if it established in relatively natural habitats.…”

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Alien terrestrial crustaceans (Isopods and Amphipods). Chapter 7.1

Cochard¹,

Vilisics²,

Séchet³

2010

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A total of 17 terrestrial crustacean species aliens to Europe of which 13 isopods (woodlice) and 4 amphipods (lawn shrimps) have established on the continent. In addition, 21 species native to Europe were introduced in a European region to which they are not native. Th e establishment of alien crustacean species in Europe slowly increased during the 20 th century without any marked changes during the recent decades. Almost all species alien to Europe originate from sub-tropical or tropical areas. Most of the initial introductions were recorded in greenhouses, botanical gardens and urban parks, probably associated with passive transport of soil, plants or compost. Alien woodlice are still confi ned to urban habitats. Natural habitats have only been colonized by three amphipod species in the family Talitridae.

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Spatial distribution of isopods in an oak–beech forest

Cited by 28 publications

References 11 publications

Diversity of terrestrial isopods in the northern Tunisian wetlands

Diversity of terrestrial isopods in the northern Tunisian wetlands

An assemblage of terrestrial isopods (Crustacea) in southern Brazil and its contribution to leaf litter processing

Alien terrestrial crustaceans (Isopods and Amphipods). Chapter 7.1

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