Effects of air pollution produced by a nitrogen fertilizer factory on the mites (Acari) associated with young Scots pine forests in Poland

Seniczak, Stanisław; Dąbrowski, Janusz; Klimek, Andrzej; Kaczmarek, Sławomir

doi:10.1016/s0929-1393(98)00104-8

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“…The N concentration in the leaf litterfall at Lienhauchi was higher than at HSEF, indicating a contribution from nonpoint source pollution via agricultural and human activity. The ammonia concentration in the bark epiphyte and soil of Pinus sylvestris in the ecosystem near a nitrogen-manure factory was higher than in a pollution controlled area in Poland (Seniczak et al 1998). The presence of M. macrocarpa, a nitrogen-fixation species, would also affect the results.…”

Section: Litterfall Nutrient Return and Accumulationmentioning

confidence: 88%

Patterns of litterfall and nutrient return at different altitudes in evergreen hardwood forests of Central Taiwan

Liu

2012

Annals of Forest Science

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& Background This study was designed to evaluate the internal nutrient cycling of litterfall in different elevation subtropical forests of Central Taiwan. & Methods The litterfall of evergreen hardwoods at three elevations, specifically Mt. Peitungyen (2,078 m), Hui-Sun experimental forest (HSEF) (1,066 m), and Lienhauchi (782 m) in central Taiwan, was collected monthly using traps and sorted into leaves, twigs, reproductive litter, and miscellaneous material. In addition, the litter on the forest floor was collected trimonthly. All the samples were weighed and measured for C, N, P, K, Ca, and Mg concentrations and fluxes from March 2009 to February 2010. & Results The annual litterfall productions were 6.58, 8.24, and 9.17 Mg ha −1 year −1 at Mt. Peitungyen, HSEF, and Lienhauchi, respectively. At more than 60 %, leaves were the main component of the total litterfall. There was smallest decomposition constant (0.487) at Mt. Peitungyen. The nutrient fluxes increased as elevation decreased. The litterfall correlated positively with rainfall at Lienhauchi, with temperature at HSEF, and with temperature and rainfall at Mt. Peitungyen. & Conclusion The annual litterfall decreased with an increase in elevation. The turnover rate was faster at HSEF than at Mt. Peitungyen. Thus, the forest managers should pay more attention to understand and monitor plant community responses to global warming and nutrient loss.

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Section: Litterfall Nutrient Return and Accumulationmentioning

confidence: 88%

Patterns of litterfall and nutrient return at different altitudes in evergreen hardwood forests of Central Taiwan

Liu

2012

Annals of Forest Science

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“…Niedbała et al 1982;Koehler & Born 1989;schaefer & schaUermann 1990;Weigmann 1991;sylWestroWicz-maliszeWsKa et al 1993;seniczaK et al 1998;hUBert 1999;KaneKo et al 2005). However, the oribatid fauna within a habitat is varied and different microhabitats are inhabited by different mite species.…”

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Microhabitats and oribatid fauna: comparison of 2 sampling approaches

Skubała

2016

Biological Letters

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Oribatid fauna highly varies among habitats, but different microhabitats within a habitat are also characterized by different mite species. The main goal of the research was to compare the observed structure of an oribatid community when samples were collected at random from the soil-litter layer of 0-10 cm in depth (standard approach) and selectively from 6 types of available microhabitats (complex approach). Samples were taken within a small plot (10 m × 10 m) in a forested area of the Silesian Park (Chorzów, south Poland). Overall, 2642 specimens of Oribatida belonging to 62 species were collected in 66 samples. The structure of the oribatid community observed by means of the 2 sampling approaches was completely different. The abundance and species richness of oribatid mites collected from 6 microhabitats were significantly higher than in the soil-litter layer alone. Results of this study show that random collecting of only soil-litter samples may reduce the evaluation of species richness in a study area by 40%. Each of the studied microhabitats supported a peculiar oribatid fauna.

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“…Specimens of E. rauschenensis (Oripodoidea) (Seniczak et al, 1998) are considered sensitive to air nitric pollution. This case may explain the oribatid presence only in pine-oak associations on outskirts of the city (site 4).…”

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Diversity and Community Structure of Oribatid Mites (Acari, Oribatei) at Memorial Complexes of a Megapolis

Kolodochka¹,

Шевченко²

2013

Vestnik Zoologii

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In different types of substrate (soil, litter, lichens and mosses) collected at three memorial complexes (cemeteries) of Kyiv (Ukraine), 70 species from 57 genera, 34 families of oribatid mites were found. A few eurytopic species capable of tolerance to different types of pollution make up an essential part in each species complex. The species diversity and complexity of oribatid community structure at researched areas increased with distance from the city center. There was no direct relation between the degree of dominance of most common species and the cemetery’s relative remoteness from the center of the city.

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Effects of air pollution produced by a nitrogen fertilizer factory on the mites (Acari) associated with young Scots pine forests in Poland

Cited by 17 publications

References 2 publications

Patterns of litterfall and nutrient return at different altitudes in evergreen hardwood forests of Central Taiwan

Patterns of litterfall and nutrient return at different altitudes in evergreen hardwood forests of Central Taiwan

Microhabitats and oribatid fauna: comparison of 2 sampling approaches

Diversity and Community Structure of Oribatid Mites (Acari, Oribatei) at Memorial Complexes of a Megapolis

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