Primary Succession of Springtails (Collembola) in a Norwegian Glacier Foreland

Hågvar, Sigmund

doi:10.1657/1938-4246-42.4.422

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“…They showed clear preference to the coldest site and represented community indicators. Generally, low temperatures in the environment are connected with an increased presence of more primitive forms of Collembola, namely families Isotomidae and Onychiuridae, compared to specialized ones (Fjellberg 1994;Hågvar 2010). In comparison, P. pannonica is associated with warm and dry sandy stands, likely because it is more ecologically plastic (Pomorski 1998;Raschmanová et al 2008).…”

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“…Periglacial relict Arthropoda of cold highland screes in Central Europe have been investigated by Zacharda (1993), Růžička & Zacharda (1994, 2010 and Zacharda et al (2005). Selected groups of invertebrates have already been recorded at the entrance of the Silická ľadnica Cave, e.g., Gastropoda (Pirčová & Vostal 1967;Šteffek 1985), soil Acari (Kalúz 1993a) and Collembola (Čarnogurský 1994).…”

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Soil Collembola communities along a steep microclimatic gradient in the collapse doline of the Silická ľadnica Cave, Slovak Karst (Slovakia)

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In spring 2005 we investigated the collembolan communities in the 50-m-deep collapse doline of the perennial ice cave Silická ľadnica in the Slovak Karst (Slovakia). Samples were taken at seven sites along a 117.5-m-long transect on the slope from the ice-bearing cave mouth at the bottom of the doline up to the terrain surface at 500 m above sea level (a.s.l.). The temperature above the soil surface (+0.6 to +13.6• C) positively correlated with altitude. Species numbers (ranging from 20-32) and diversity indices were highest at sites in the middle of the slope with rendzina and well developed organic profiles. A Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA revealed significant differences in abundance between the sites. Mean abundance near the permafrost zone at the bottom of the doline was significantly higher than at the sites further upslope. The abundances of some eurytopic and forest species were significantly correlated with soil temperature. Cluster analysis and the IndVal method indicated differences in the structure of Collembolan communities along the transect. The community at the coldest site had the lowest species richness and the highest mean abundance of individuals. A total of ten montane species were recorded, with a lower number near the permafrost zone compared to the micro-climatically more favourable middle section of the gradient.

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Soil Collembola communities along a steep microclimatic gradient in the collapse doline of the Silická ľadnica Cave, Slovak Karst (Slovakia)

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“…The large, spherical species Bourletiella hortensis was squeezed on the slide to spread the gut content. Figure 5 illustrates the cumulative species number for oribatid mites [24], springtails [25], and beetles and spiders [26], with increasing age of the ground. All groups showed a rapid addition of species during the first 80 years.…”

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“…Also, the springtail community showed considerable changes in dominance structure as the soil aged [25]. Two Folsomia species took over the dominance in zone B (52-66 years), and…”

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“…Since 2001, extensive zoological studies have been performed here to describe and understand arthropod succession patterns (Figure 1). These studies include soil-living microarthropods [24,25], surface active beetles, spiders and harvestmen [26,27], aerial transport of arthropods [28], studies on ancient carbon released by the glacier [29,30], food choice of pioneers [31], as well as a special focus on early succession [32].…”

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Animal Successional Pathways for about 200 Years Near a Melting Glacier: A Norwegian Case Study

Hågvar¹,

Ohlson²,

Flø³

2017

Glaciers Evolution in a Changing World

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Here, we explore 200 years of arthropod succession by using dated moraines in a Norwegian glacier foreland. Surface active beetles (Coleoptera) and spiders (Aranea) were sampled by pitfall trapping, and springtails (Collembola) and mites (Acari) were extracted from soil samples. Newly deglaciated ground was rapidly colonised by a mixture of generalists and specialists, with various life strategies. Interestingly, the pioneer community was fed by three 'invisible' food sources: biofilm with terrestrial diatom algae, tiny pioneer mosses and chironomid midges whose larvae were pond-living and used ancient carbon that was released by the melting glacier as an energy source. The true 'super-pioneers' were biofilm-eating springtails, which tracked the melting ice edge closely. Most species of beetles and springtails colonised within 80 years, while spiders and oribatid mites needed a longer time span to colonise. Topography influenced the succession pattern. Among both surface-living macroarthropods and soil-living microarthropods, we distinguished between a 'dry' and a 'wet' successional pathway with different community structure. Most arthropod species persisted after colonisation, but certain species preferring open space or low temperature were gradually excluded. Comparisons are made with botanical succession. Sampling methods, material size, and taxonomic resolution were considered critical factors when studying arthropod succession.

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Fire severity as a key determinant of aboveground and belowground biological community recovery in managed even‐aged boreal forests

Pérez‐Izquierdo

Bengtsson

Clemmensen

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Ecology and Evolution

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Changes in fire regime of boreal forests in response to climate warming are expected to impact postfire recovery. However, quantitative data on how managed forests sustain and recover from recent fire disturbance are limited. Two years after a large wildfire in managed even‐aged boreal forests in Sweden, we investigated how recovery of aboveground and belowground communities, that is, understory vegetation and soil microbial and faunal communities, responded to variation in the severity of soil (i.e., consumption of soil organic matter) and canopy fires (i.e., tree mortality). While fire overall enhanced diversity of understory vegetation through colonization of fire adapted plant species, it reduced the abundance and diversity of soil biota. We observed contrasting effects of tree‐ and soil‐related fire severity on survival and recovery of understory vegetation and soil biological communities. Severe fires that killed overstory Pinus sylvestris promoted a successional stage dominated by the mosses Ceratodon purpureus and Polytrichum juniperinum, but reduced regeneration of tree seedlings and disfavored the ericaceous dwarf‐shrub Vaccinium vitis‐idaea and the grass Deschampsia flexuosa. Moreover, high tree mortality from fire reduced fungal biomass and changed fungal community composition, in particular that of ectomycorrhizal fungi, and reduced the fungivorous soil Oribatida. In contrast, soil‐related fire severity had little impact on vegetation composition, fungal communities, and soil animals. Bacterial communities responded to both tree‐ and soil‐related fire severity. Synthesis: Our results 2 years postfire suggest that a change in fire regime from a historically low‐severity ground fire regime, with fires that mainly burns into the soil organic layer, to a stand‐replacing fire regime with a high degree of tree mortality, as may be expected with climate change, is likely to impact the short‐term recovery of stand structure and above‐ and belowground species composition of even‐aged P. sylvestris boreal forests.

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Primary Succession of Springtails (Collembola) in a Norwegian Glacier Foreland

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Cited by 57 publications

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Soil Collembola communities along a steep microclimatic gradient in the collapse doline of the Silická ľadnica Cave, Slovak Karst (Slovakia)

Soil Collembola communities along a steep microclimatic gradient in the collapse doline of the Silická ľadnica Cave, Slovak Karst (Slovakia)

Animal Successional Pathways for about 200 Years Near a Melting Glacier: A Norwegian Case Study

Fire severity as a key determinant of aboveground and belowground biological community recovery in managed even‐aged boreal forests

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