Napierała Agnieszka, Mądra Anna, Leszczyńska-Deja Kornelia, Gwiazdowicz Dariusz J, Gołdyn Bartłomiej, Błoszyk Jerzy
Department of General Zoology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89, 61-614, Poznan, Poland.
Natural History Collections, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89, 61-614, Poznan, Poland.
Exp Appl Acarol. 2016 Apr;68(4):429-40. doi: 10.1007/s10493-016-0017-6. Epub 2016 Feb 9.
Underground nests of Talpa europaea, known as the common mole, are very specific microhabitats, which are also quite often inhabited by various groups of arthropods. Mites from the suborder Uropodina (Acari: Mesostigmata) are only one of them. One could expect that mole nests that are closely located are inhabited by communities of arthropods with similar species composition and structure. However, results of empirical studies clearly show that even nests which are close to each other can be different both in terms of the species composition and abundance of Uropodina communities. So far, little is known about the factors that can cause these differences. The major aim of this study was to identify factors determining species composition, abundance, and community structure of Uropodina communities in mole nests. The study is based on material collected during a long-term investigation conducted in western parts of Poland. The results indicate that the two most important factors influencing species composition and abundance of Uropodina communities in mole nests are nest-building material and depth at which nests are located. Composition of Uropodina communities in nests of moles was also compared with that of other microhabitats (e.g. rotten wood, forest litter, soil) based on data from 4421 samples collected in Poland. Communities of this habitat prove most similar to these of open areas, especially meadows, as well as some forest types.
欧洲鼹鼠（Talpa europaea）的地下巢穴是非常特殊的微生境，各种节肢动物群体也经常栖息于此。尾足螨亚目（蜱螨亚纲：中气门目）的螨类只是其中之一。人们可能会认为，位置相近的鼹鼠巢穴中栖息着物种组成和结构相似的节肢动物群落。然而，实证研究结果清楚地表明，即使是彼此相邻的巢穴，在尾足螨群落的物种组成和丰度方面也可能存在差异。到目前为止，对于导致这些差异的因素知之甚少。本研究的主要目的是确定决定鼹鼠巢穴中尾足螨群落物种组成、丰度和群落结构的因素。该研究基于在波兰西部进行的长期调查中收集的材料。结果表明，影响鼹鼠巢穴中尾足螨群落物种组成和丰度的两个最重要因素是筑巢材料和巢穴所处的深度。根据在波兰收集的4421个样本的数据，还将鼹鼠巢穴中的尾足螨群落组成与其他微生境（如朽木、森林凋落物、土壤）的进行了比较。该生境的群落被证明与开阔地区，尤其是草地以及一些森林类型的群落最为相似。
