Spirostreptid millipedes (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida) of urban and peri-urban habitats in Zimbabwe

Mwabvu, Tarombera

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2028.2006.00711.x

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“…A few urbanisation studies on invertebrates supported the IDH in case of other detritivorous arthropods: woodlice ( Vilisics et al, 2007), ground beetles (Tóthmérész et al, 2011 and rove beetles (Vergnes et al, 2014) so far. In some studies high suburban millipede species richness were shown (Enghoff, 1973), but other ones showed negative effect of urban disturbance on millipede species richness together with higher diversity in peri-urban habitats (Mwabvu, 2007). In general, several studies showed a decline in animal species richness towards the rural-suburban-urban gradient, but sometimes species richness was high in suburban habitats which are more similar to natural areas (McKinney, 2006).…”

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Millipede (Diplopoda) assemblages alter drastically by urbanisation

Bogyó

Magura

Simon

et al. 2015

Landscape and Urban Planning

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Millipede (Diplopoda) assemblages alter drastically by urbanisation

Bogyó

Magura

Simon

et al. 2015

Landscape and Urban Planning

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“…We found that urbanization has a negative effect on species and functional richness of millipede assemblages on both sides of Budapest. Mwabvu [55], studying spirostreptid millipedes, also reported that species richness decreased with increasing urban disturbance. In a rural-urban gradient study (Debrecen, Hungary), Bogyó et al [43] found the highest millipede abundance, species richness, and diversity in the suburban area.…”

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Taxonomic and Functional Response of Millipedes (Diplopoda) to Urban Soil Disturbance in a Metropolitan Area

Tóth

Hornung

2019

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Urbanization, as a major cause of local species extinction and biotic homogenization, drastically alters soil life. Millipedes are a key group of soil macrodetritivores and significantly influence soil quality, mainly through their essential role in nutrient cycling. Therefore, studying their taxonomic and functional responses to urban disturbance is crucial, as they contribute to the provision of several soil-related ecosystem services in cities. Differently degraded rural, urban forests and other woody patches (e.g., parks, gardens, and cemeteries) were sampled on Buda and Pest sides of the Budapest metropolitan area divided by the Danube River. We measured the most relevant physical and chemical properties of topsoil to characterize habitats. We applied an urbanization index based on vegetation cover and built-up area of the study sites to quantify urban intensity. The composition of the assemblages was determined by the division of the city along the Danube. Urbanization was associated with a reduction in species and functional richness of millipedes on both sides of Budapest. β diversity and species turnover increased with urban intensity. Urban disturbance was the main driver in assembly of taxonomic and functional community composition. A new species (Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus (Wood, 1864)) to the fauna of Budapest was found. Detritivore invertebrates depend on leaf litter and other dead organic matter types, therefore microsites providing these resources greatly improve their survival. Due to increasing urban disturbance, it is recommended to provide appropriate detritus and shelter sites as part of the management of green spaces in order to maintain species richness, abundance, and function of species.

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“…Being considered as macrodetritivores because they consume dead organic matter (Crawford, ), millipedes enhance microbial activities (Anderson & Bignell, ) and play important roles as potential bioindicator taxa owing to their little tolerance and high sensitivity to habitat change (e.g. Wytwer, ) due to human disturbances (Mwabvu, ).…”

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Diversity and distribution of millipedes (Diplopoda) in the Campo Ma'an National Park, southern Cameroon

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Diplopods (millipedes) are one of the important groups of terrestrial Arthropoda in tropical forest ecosystems. Despite their ecological importance, data on millipede populations are still scarce and outdated in Cameroon. The first comparative eco‐faunistic analysis is presented of two local populations of Diplopoda in two lowland rainforests (nearly primary and secondary) during 12 months (2015–2016) at the southern periphery of the Campo Ma'an National Park in southern Cameroon. The millipedes were collected using pitfall trapping and quadrat sampling, their diversity and distribution analyzed with the help of two diversity indexes and two nonparametric estimators. Overall, 27 species in eighteen genera, ten families and four orders were revealed in the two forests, yet each faunule was about equally rich (23 and 22 species in the primary and secondary forest, respectively) and peculiar (five and four species unique, respectively). The Odontopygidae was the most abundant family, which made up to 33% of the total species diversity. The most abundant species in both forests was Aporodesmus gabonicus (26.8% of occurrences). This study shows that despite the similarity in millipede species richness between both habitats, the species composition of all habitats was different. Some species occurred in two habitats whilst others were restricted to only one habitat.

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Spirostreptid millipedes (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida) of urban and peri-urban habitats in Zimbabwe

Cited by 8 publications

References 3 publications

Millipede (Diplopoda) assemblages alter drastically by urbanisation

Millipede (Diplopoda) assemblages alter drastically by urbanisation

Taxonomic and Functional Response of Millipedes (Diplopoda) to Urban Soil Disturbance in a Metropolitan Area

Diversity and distribution of millipedes (Diplopoda) in the Campo Ma'an National Park, southern Cameroon

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