The effect of grazing by geese, goats, and fallow deer on soil mites (Acari)

Sylwıusz PACEK; Anna SENICZAK; Radomır GRACZYK; Boguslaw CHACHAJ; Barbara WALDON-RUDZIONEK

doi:https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1910-22

Makale detayları

The effect of grazing by geese, goats, and fallow deer on soil mites (Acari)

Yazarlar:

Sylwıusz PACEK | Anna SENICZAK | Radomır GRACZYK | Boguslaw CHACHAJ | Barbara WALDON-RUDZIONEK

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Ana Başlıklar:

Zooloji bilimleri/Hayvanlar

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Zoology 2020 Vol.44 Issue 3, pp.254-265

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2020

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000773071

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6114

pISSN:

1300-0179

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1910-22

Özet:

 

The study investigated the effects of grazing by geese, goats, and fallow deer on soil mites. It included a total of 360 samples collected in the spring, summer, and autumn of 2016 and 2017 in north-central Poland. Study plots were situated in three pastures grazed by geese, goats, and fallow deer, and three meadows near the pastures served as controls. All study plots were fenced. In total 22,561 mites  Acari  were obtained, including 15,641 Oribatida  69.3% , 4926 Mesostigmata  21.8% , and 1994 other mites  8.9% . Only the abundance of Oribatida  therefore, also total Acari  differed significantly in pastures grazed by different animal species. The abundance of Oribatida in the pasture vs. the corresponding meadow was higher in the case of geese, similar for fallow deer, and lower for goats. We identified a total of 21 oribatid species. The number of species did not differ significantly between the pastures and the corresponding  mowed  meadows, indicating that they are similarly disturbed biotopes. Eurytopic species characteristic of grasslands predominated in the study plots. The most abundant species were Platynothrus peltifer  C. L. Koch, 1839 , Tectocepheus velatus  Michael, 1880 , and Eupelops occultus  C. L. Koch, 1835 . Platynothrus peltifer and T. velatus preferred pastures to meadows and were most abundant in th goose pasture, while Liebstadia similis  Michael, 1888  and Sellnickochthonius immaculatus  Forsslund, 1942  were more abundant in meadows.

Makale detayları

The effect of grazing by geese, goats, and fallow deer on soil mites (Acari)

Yazarlar: Sylwıusz PACEK | Anna SENICZAK | Radomır GRACZYK | Boguslaw CHACHAJ | Barbara WALDON-RUDZIONEK

Yayıncı: TUBITAK

Ana Başlıklar: Zooloji bilimleri/Hayvanlar

Dergi: Turkish Journal of Zoology 2020 Vol.44 Issue 3, pp.254-265

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 4/2020

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000773071

Sıklık: İki Aylık

eISSN: 1303-6114

pISSN: 1300-0179

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1910-22

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Sylwıusz PACEK | Anna SENICZAK | Radomır GRACZYK | Boguslaw CHACHAJ | Barbara WALDON-RUDZIONEK

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Ana Başlıklar:

Zooloji bilimleri/Hayvanlar

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Zoology 2020 Vol.44 Issue 3, pp.254-265

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2020

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000773071

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6114

pISSN:

1300-0179

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1910-22