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vol. 1, nr. 3 (2003)
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Water mites (Acari, Hydrachnidia) in water canals of the "Lasy Janowskie" landscape park
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Robert Stryjecki
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Department of Zoology, University of Agriculture Akademicka 13 str., 20-950 Lublin, Poland |
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vol. 1 (2003), nr. 3,
pp. 547-555
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abstract:
In the years 1996-1997, water mites in water canals in the "Lasy Janowskie" Lanscape Park were examined. 1,972 individuals of water mites were collected which belonged to 55 species. In the material collected stagnobionts of Arrenurus, Limnesia, Piona and Neumania genera were dominants. However, in habitats with faster water flow, rheobionts and rheophils of Sperchon and Lebertia genera occurred. Pond waters exerted the greatest effect on the shaping of Hydrachnidia groupings in the canals. Based on own studies and data from literature, it may be presumed that man-made reservoirs, including water canals, may be places of occurrence of rich and varied fauna of Hydrachnidia. The number of species, individuals and the biological diversity in artificial reservoirs, are sometimes greater than in natural ones.
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keywords:
water mites, Hydrachnidia, water canals, anthropogenic reservoirs
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original in:
English
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