SPIDERS (ARANEI) IN HEPRETOBIONT MESOFAUNA OF THE NORTHWEST CAUCASUS

Abstract. Aim. We discussed in previous work a herpetobiont fauna of arachnids (Arachnida) from the isolated yewboxwood wood, located in the Caucasian State Biosphere Reserve, 20 km near Sochi (Ponomarev, Chumachenko, 2007). The aim of the paper is to summarize available data about herpetobiont aran...

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Main Authors: A. V. Ponomarev, Yu. A. Chumachenko
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description Abstract. Aim. We discussed in previous work a herpetobiont fauna of arachnids (Arachnida) from the isolated yewboxwood wood, located in the Caucasian State Biosphere Reserve, 20 km near Sochi (Ponomarev, Chumachenko, 2007). The aim of the paper is to summarize available data about herpetobiont araneofauna of the Northwest Caucasus. Location. Republic of Adygea, Russia.Methods. Material was collected in 2009 on north macroslope of Main Caucasian Ridge within the territory of the Caucasian State Biosphere Reserve between 1000–1820 m. The following plant communities are studied: beech-silver fir (assotiation Abieti-Fagetion orientalis Korotkov et Belonovskaya 1987), maple forest (assotiation Petasito albae-Abietetum nordmannianae subassotiation Aceretosum trautvetteri Francuzov 2006), subalpine meadow (assotiation Poa longifolii – Calamagrostietum arundinaceae Semagina, 1992). Soil traps were used for collection of spiders.Results and main conclusions. During the period of study 100 species of spiders from 19 families are registered. Most diverse araneofauna of subalpine meadows includs 54 species belonging to 14 families. The least diverse araneofauna is in maple forest (24 species of 7 families). In beech-silver fir includes 45 species of 16 families of spiders. Only 3 species (Pireneitega ovtchinnikovi, Cybaeus abchasicus, Tenuiphantes mengei) were found in all surveyed habitats. These 3 species clearly tend to forest habitats. Herpetobiont araneofauna of the Northwest Caucasus characterized by high taxonomic diversity with clear predominance of representatives of the family Linyphiidae. Specificity of araneofauna in different types of plant communities is high.
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spelling doaj-art-532b38c8f5844438b656a33133d468fe2025-08-20T03:43:25ZrusKamertonЮг России: экология, развитие1992-10982413-09582014-10-01929510110.18470/1992-1098-2014-2-95-10139SPIDERS (ARANEI) IN HEPRETOBIONT MESOFAUNA OF THE NORTHWEST CAUCASUSA. V. Ponomarev0Yu. A. Chumachenko1Institute of Arid Zones, Southern Scientific Centre RASCaucasian State Biosphere ReserveAbstract. Aim. We discussed in previous work a herpetobiont fauna of arachnids (Arachnida) from the isolated yewboxwood wood, located in the Caucasian State Biosphere Reserve, 20 km near Sochi (Ponomarev, Chumachenko, 2007). The aim of the paper is to summarize available data about herpetobiont araneofauna of the Northwest Caucasus. Location. Republic of Adygea, Russia.Methods. Material was collected in 2009 on north macroslope of Main Caucasian Ridge within the territory of the Caucasian State Biosphere Reserve between 1000–1820 m. The following plant communities are studied: beech-silver fir (assotiation Abieti-Fagetion orientalis Korotkov et Belonovskaya 1987), maple forest (assotiation Petasito albae-Abietetum nordmannianae subassotiation Aceretosum trautvetteri Francuzov 2006), subalpine meadow (assotiation Poa longifolii – Calamagrostietum arundinaceae Semagina, 1992). Soil traps were used for collection of spiders.Results and main conclusions. During the period of study 100 species of spiders from 19 families are registered. Most diverse araneofauna of subalpine meadows includs 54 species belonging to 14 families. The least diverse araneofauna is in maple forest (24 species of 7 families). In beech-silver fir includes 45 species of 16 families of spiders. Only 3 species (Pireneitega ovtchinnikovi, Cybaeus abchasicus, Tenuiphantes mengei) were found in all surveyed habitats. These 3 species clearly tend to forest habitats. Herpetobiont araneofauna of the Northwest Caucasus characterized by high taxonomic diversity with clear predominance of representatives of the family Linyphiidae. Specificity of araneofauna in different types of plant communities is high.https://ecodag.elpub.ru/ugro/article/view/25spidersherpetobiont mesofaunanorthwest caucasus.
spellingShingle A. V. Ponomarev
Yu. A. Chumachenko
SPIDERS (ARANEI) IN HEPRETOBIONT MESOFAUNA OF THE NORTHWEST CAUCASUS
Юг России: экология, развитие
spiders
herpetobiont mesofauna
northwest caucasus.
title SPIDERS (ARANEI) IN HEPRETOBIONT MESOFAUNA OF THE NORTHWEST CAUCASUS
title_full SPIDERS (ARANEI) IN HEPRETOBIONT MESOFAUNA OF THE NORTHWEST CAUCASUS
title_fullStr SPIDERS (ARANEI) IN HEPRETOBIONT MESOFAUNA OF THE NORTHWEST CAUCASUS
title_full_unstemmed SPIDERS (ARANEI) IN HEPRETOBIONT MESOFAUNA OF THE NORTHWEST CAUCASUS
title_short SPIDERS (ARANEI) IN HEPRETOBIONT MESOFAUNA OF THE NORTHWEST CAUCASUS
title_sort spiders aranei in hepretobiont mesofauna of the northwest caucasus
topic spiders
herpetobiont mesofauna
northwest caucasus.
url https://ecodag.elpub.ru/ugro/article/view/25
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