[Spacial structure of epiphytic yeast communities on fruits of Sorbus aucuparia L].

The subject of this research is epiphytic yeast communities that form on the surface of Sorbus aucuparia. The object is to make quantitative assessment of the yeast communities' differentiation of the same but distant substratum. Results of the factor variance nidicolous analysis demonstrated that with increase in distances, there are increases in the variation of total number and relative abundance of the dominant yeast communities. The average similarity between groups of single fruits (Sorensen's Quotient of Similarity) regularly decreased with distance. The results demonstrate that the number and structure of separate yeast groups depend not only on ecological factors but also on proximity to other communities. Such aggregation in the distribution of the microorganisms' species caused by migration and colonial resettlement should be taken into account when analyzing their diversity in natural habitats.