Spiders (Araneae) of Chernivtsi City (Ukraine)

Федоряк, Марія; Rudenko, Svitlana; Iaroshynska, Olena; Zhukovets, Evgeni

doi:10.5431/aramit4311

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“… Linyphiidae and Gnaphosidae were the most species-rich families in our samples, which is consistent with the fact that they are also the two families with the greatest richness in Latium and in Italy. Linyphiidae and Gnaphosidae are also recorded amongst the richest families in urban ecosystems ( Fedoriak et al 2012 , Horváth et al 2014 , Otoshi et al 2015 , Polchaninova 2016 , Delgado de la flor et al 2020 , Argañaraz et al 2023 ). Species in these groups are often associated with the ground and are, therefore, easily captured with the use of pitfall traps, which can explain their abundance in our study.…”

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“…For example, during ecological successions, Linyphiidae often act as pioneer species in intensively-managed grasslands before being largely replaced by Lycosidae ( Nentwig 1988 , Shochat et al 2004 ). The high abundance of linyphiids in the study area is largely due to the dominance of two urbanophilous species: Diplostyla concolor , which is common in urban environments ( Fedoriak et al 2012 , Horváth et al 2014 ) and Tenuiphantes tenuis , which is associated with open environments and urban green areas ( Trigos-Peral et al 2020 ). The high abundance of Zodariidae , especially in some sites placed closer to the city centre or at intermediate distances, can be explained by their feeding habits.…”

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Ground spiders (Chelicerata, Araneae) of an urban green space: intensive sampling in a protected area of Rome (Italy) reveals a high diversity and new records to the Italian territory

Fusco,

Fattorini,

Fortini

et al. 2024

BDJ

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Urbanisation is a rapidly growing global phenomenon leading to habitat destruction, fragmentation and degradation. However, urban areas can offer opportunities for conservation, particularly through the presence of green spaces which can even provide important habitats for imperilled species. Spiders, which play crucial roles in ecosystem functioning, include many species that can successfully exploit urban environments. Placed in the middle of the Mediterranean global biodiversity hotspot, Italy possesses an exceptionally rich spider fauna, yet comprehensive data on urban spider communities are still limited. More information on urban spiders in Italy would be extremely beneficial to support conservation efforts, especially in central and southern Italy, where knowledge on the spider fauna is largely incomplete. The current study focused on the spider diversity of a large protected area (Appia Antica Regional Park) in urban Rome, Italy. A total of 120 spider species belonging to 83 genera and 28 families were identified, with 70 species being new records to the Province of Rome, 39 to the Latium Region and two (Pelecopsis digitulus Bosmans & Abrous, 1992 and Palliduphantes arenicola (Denis, 1964)) to Italy. Forty-one species were recorded during autumn/winter sampling and 107 in spring/summer. The spider fauna recorded from the study area included about 37% of the total spider fauna known from the Province of Rome, 28% of that of the Latium Region and 7% of the entire Italian territory. The most represented families in terms of species richness were Gnaphosidae and Linyphiidae, which accounted for more than 40% of the sampled fauna. Lycosidae were the most abundant family (29% of captured individuals), followed by Zodariidae (16% of captured individuals), Linyphiidae (13% of captured individuals) and Gnaphosidae (7.5% of captured individuals). From a biogeographical point of view, most of the collected species belonged to chorotypes that extend for large areas across Europe and the Mediterranean. The research highlights the role of urban green spaces as refuges for spiders and the importance of arachnological research in urban areas as sources of information on spider biodiversity at larger scales.

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Ground spiders (Chelicerata, Araneae) of an urban green space: intensive sampling in a protected area of Rome (Italy) reveals a high diversity and new records to the Italian territory

Fusco,

Fattorini,

Fortini

et al. 2024

BDJ

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Biotic and abiotic factors drive multi-trophic interactions among spiders at different spatial scales in urban greenspaces

Delgado de la flor,

Perry,

Collis

et al. 2024

Journal of Urban Ecology

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Urbanization is often detrimental to biodiversity, yet urban greenspaces can be managed to provide habitat for many arthropods. Understanding how anthropogenic filters influence processes of community assembly in urban ecosystems will inform conservation of species such as spiders, which provide natural pest control. Spiders are abundant in urban areas, but the relative importance of biotic and abiotic factors for structuring spider communities in urban greenspaces is unclear. We initiated the Cleveland Pocket Prairie Project in the legacy city of Cleveland, Ohio, where vacant lots and urban prairies were established across eight inner-city neighborhoods. In each greenspace, spiders were collected along with landscape and local environmental data in July 2017. Using a path analysis approach, we investigated the relative importance and strength of landscape and local environmental filters for influencing the structure of spider communities during mid-summer within this system. We found that spider community assembly was influenced by multiple abiotic and biotic drivers across spatial scales related to landscape composition, soil texture and quality, prey breadth, and habitat management designs. Web-building and active hunting spiders responded differently to these landscape and local drivers, highlighting the need to incorporate a functional perspective when studying community assembly. These findings suggest that a multi-scale approach to conservation management is needed to support biodiversity and associated biological control services in urban ecosystems.

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The Catalogue of “Alexandru RoȘca” Spider Collection from the “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History (Bucharest). II. Mimetidae, Oxyopidae, Pholcidae, Pisauridae, Theridiidae

Федоряк¹,

Moscaliuc²

2013

Travaux Du Muséum National D’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa”

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We verified 145 specimens of Mimetidae, Oxyopidae, Pholcidae, Pisauridae, Theridiidae spiders from the “Alexandru Roșca” collection deposited in the “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest. Re-identification of the specimens actually presented in the Bucharest museum yielded records of 2 spider species not previously recorded for Romania: Pholcus ponticus Thorell, 1875 (Sibiu County) and Pisaura novicia (L. Koch, 1878) (Dâmbovița County). Pisaura novicia is further recorded from northern Dobrogea (Romania) and for the first time from the physiographic zone of the Ukrainian Carpathians based on our own material.

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Spiders (Araneae) of Chernivtsi City (Ukraine)

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Ground spiders (Chelicerata, Araneae) of an urban green space: intensive sampling in a protected area of Rome (Italy) reveals a high diversity and new records to the Italian territory

Ground spiders (Chelicerata, Araneae) of an urban green space: intensive sampling in a protected area of Rome (Italy) reveals a high diversity and new records to the Italian territory

Biotic and abiotic factors drive multi-trophic interactions among spiders at different spatial scales in urban greenspaces

The Catalogue of “Alexandru RoȘca” Spider Collection from the “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History (Bucharest). II. Mimetidae, Oxyopidae, Pholcidae, Pisauridae, Theridiidae

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