Commercial pistachio orchards in south Africa maintain a lower density and diversity of epigeic spiders (Arachnida: Araneae)

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Commercial pistachio orchards in south Africa maintain a lower density and diversity of epigeic spiders (Arachnida: Araneae)

Original language description

Epigeic spider (Araneae) populations were studied in three commercial pistachio orchards (REM, GVN 1, GVN 19) and in a natural undisturbed Nama Karoo grassland site in the Prieska district of the Northern Cape Province, South Africa.A total of 2814 spiders was collected, representing 25 families and 80 species.The grassland site supported a significantly greater abundance and diversity of spiders (n = 1112, 56 spp.) than the three pistachio orchards, viz. REM (n = 704, 35 spp.), GVN 1 (n = 560, 26 spp.)and GVN 19 (n = 428, 25 spp.). Five families (Agelenidae, Ammoxenidae, Cyrtaucheniidae, Gnaphosidae and Philodromidae) dominated the epigeic fauna of the grassland, whereas the orchard stands were dominated by Linyphiidae, Lycosidae and Salticidae.Overall, species composition was more even in the grassland than in the orchards. These results indicate that establishment of the pistachio orchards and subsequent management disturbances had a negative impact on the abundance and diversity o

Czech name

Komerční pistáciouvé sady v severní Cape provincii, Jižní Afrika, mají nižší abundanci a diversitu epigaických pavouků než přirozené savany Nama Karoo (Aarchnida: Araneae)

Czech description

Byla studována populace epigeických pavouků (Araneae) v 3 komerčních pistáciových sadech ...

Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

EH - Ecology - communities

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Continuities

Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)

Publication year

2008

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

African Plant Protection

ISSN

1023-3121

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Volume of the periodical

14

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

ZA - SOUTH AFRICA

Number of pages

13

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