Oribatid mites in a succession of permafrost soils in Central Yakutia

Thermokarst troughs formed on ice-rich ground in Central Yakutia harbor contrasting soils that have developed from lake silt through a marsh stage to meadow and steppe-like soils. Associated processes result in radical transformations of an important component of the decomposer community in the biol...

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Main Authors: Mikhail V. Yakutin, Vladislav S. Andrievskii, Franz Conen, Alexander N. Puchnin
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15230430.2024.2334815
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author Mikhail V. Yakutin
Vladislav S. Andrievskii
Franz Conen
Alexander N. Puchnin
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description Thermokarst troughs formed on ice-rich ground in Central Yakutia harbor contrasting soils that have developed from lake silt through a marsh stage to meadow and steppe-like soils. Associated processes result in radical transformations of an important component of the decomposer community in the biological cycle—the oribatid mites community. During the transition of soil from a Histic Reductaquic Cryosol to a Gleyic Cryosol and, finally, to a Turbic Chernic Cryosol, the number of species increased from three to six to thirteen. Total abundance of oribatid mites increased from 1,600 m−2 (±265) to 2,442 m−2 (±328) to 8,640 (±588) m−2. A characteristic feature of these permafrost soils was the considerable similarity of the populations in the Gleyic Cryosol and the Turbic Chernic Cryosol and their negligible overlap with the oribatids population of the Histic Reductaquic Cryosol. The peculiarity of the Histic Reductaquic Cryosol is manifested both in quantitative parameters of the communities and in their qualitative characteristics, such as the dominance structure and the sets of species with different ecological preferences.
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spelling doaj-art-d7daf7621ae247828424cc7cedb004392025-08-20T02:41:29ZengTaylor & Francis GroupArctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research1523-04301938-42462024-12-0156110.1080/15230430.2024.2334815Oribatid mites in a succession of permafrost soils in Central YakutiaMikhail V. Yakutin0Vladislav S. Andrievskii1Franz Conen2Alexander N. Puchnin3Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, RussiaInstitute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, RussiaDepartment of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandYakutian State Agricultural Academy, Yakutsk, RussiaThermokarst troughs formed on ice-rich ground in Central Yakutia harbor contrasting soils that have developed from lake silt through a marsh stage to meadow and steppe-like soils. Associated processes result in radical transformations of an important component of the decomposer community in the biological cycle—the oribatid mites community. During the transition of soil from a Histic Reductaquic Cryosol to a Gleyic Cryosol and, finally, to a Turbic Chernic Cryosol, the number of species increased from three to six to thirteen. Total abundance of oribatid mites increased from 1,600 m−2 (±265) to 2,442 m−2 (±328) to 8,640 (±588) m−2. A characteristic feature of these permafrost soils was the considerable similarity of the populations in the Gleyic Cryosol and the Turbic Chernic Cryosol and their negligible overlap with the oribatids population of the Histic Reductaquic Cryosol. The peculiarity of the Histic Reductaquic Cryosol is manifested both in quantitative parameters of the communities and in their qualitative characteristics, such as the dominance structure and the sets of species with different ecological preferences.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15230430.2024.2334815Eastern SiberiaCryosoloribatid mitesabundancespecies richness
spellingShingle Mikhail V. Yakutin
Vladislav S. Andrievskii
Franz Conen
Alexander N. Puchnin
Oribatid mites in a succession of permafrost soils in Central Yakutia
Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
Eastern Siberia
Cryosol
oribatid mites
abundance
species richness
title Oribatid mites in a succession of permafrost soils in Central Yakutia
title_full Oribatid mites in a succession of permafrost soils in Central Yakutia
title_fullStr Oribatid mites in a succession of permafrost soils in Central Yakutia
title_full_unstemmed Oribatid mites in a succession of permafrost soils in Central Yakutia
title_short Oribatid mites in a succession of permafrost soils in Central Yakutia
title_sort oribatid mites in a succession of permafrost soils in central yakutia
topic Eastern Siberia
Cryosol
oribatid mites
abundance
species richness
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15230430.2024.2334815
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