The Arthropod Population of Pasture Soil

Salt, George; Hollick, F. S. J.; Raw, F.; Brian, M. V.

doi:10.2307/1476

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“…The density of spiders in the grazed pasture was similar to that reported in similar habitat in mainland Europe (Delchev & Kajak 1974), the United Kingdom (Salt et al 1948;Cherrett 1964;Holland et al 1999), North America (Wolcott 1937;Turnbull 1966), and New Zealand (Topping & Lövei 1997), and in hay meadows in Europe (Kajak 1978;Alderweireldt 1987); however, the species richness found in this study was much lower than that found in other countries. Pasture spider density varied little during the year, but there was more variation in numbers in the adjacent shelterbelts (Fig.…”

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“…Studies of species richness showed that as many as 45 species of spider from 15 families may be present in pasture (Wolcott 1937;Salt et al 1948;Cherrett 1964;Turnbull 1966;Delchev & Kajak 1974;Peck & Whitcomb 1978;Martin 1983;Maelfait & De Keer 1990;Topping & Lövei 1997) and meadows (Kajak 1978;Alderweireldt 1987;Nyffeler & Benz 1988b). Because the sampling effort and method varied between these studies, only general comparisons of species numbers can be made with the data in this study.…”

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Abundance and species richness of field‐margin and pasture spiders (Araneae) in Canterbury, New Zealand

McLachlan

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2003

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

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The density and species composition of ground-dwelling spiders were assessed using suction sampling from August 1994 to July 1995 at various distances from a field edge into a single grazed pasture, and from March 1996 to March 1997 in the same and three additional grazed pastures and adjacent fenced shelterbelts on the Canterbury Plains, New Zealand. Spider density declined rapidly with distance from the shelterbelt (mean 241 m -2 ) into the pasture (means 72.5 m -2 at 2.5 m, and 10.3 m -2 at 5 m). Mean spider densities in the four pastures were 53.0 m -2 while in the shelterbelts they reached 316 m -2 . The fauna in both habitats was dominated by the European linyphiid, Tenuiphantes tenuis (Blackwall). An unidentified theridiid was common only in the shelterbelt, while unidentified immature linyphiids and theridiids were common in both habitats. Of the c. 28 species collected, 25 were found in shelterbelts, and 13 in pasture. Thirteen endemic, one native, and one introduced species were found only in shelterbelts, while from pasture all but two endemic species were also recognised from shelterbelts. There was little evidence that the shelterbelts acted as refuges for spiders which could subsequently disperse to the adjacent paddocks.

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Abundance and species richness of field‐margin and pasture spiders (Araneae) in Canterbury, New Zealand

McLachlan

Wratten

2003

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

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“…Population densities ranging from 600 to 3500 m-^ have been recorded from Northern European grasslands (Salt et at., 1948;Curry, 1969;Andren and Lagerlof, 1983).…”

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The invertebrate fauna of grassland and its influence on productivity. 1. The composition of the fauna

Curry

1987

Grass and Forage Science

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“…The most complete of these studieg is that of Salt et al (1948) who, by freezing, thawing, graded sieving and flotation with a benzene interface obtained estimates that included all organisms down to a size of 0.2 mm. Most of the work of this type has been concerned with the fauna of grass field soils.…”

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