Vertical distribution of spiders (Araneae) in Central European shallow subterranean habitats

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00023272:_____/23:10134633 RIV/00027006:_____/23:10176166

Result on the web

<a href="https://subtbiol.pensoft.net/article/95850/" target="_blank" >https://subtbiol.pensoft.net/article/95850/</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.45.95850" target="_blank" >10.3897/subtbiol.45.95850</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Vertical distribution of spiders (Araneae) in Central European shallow subterranean habitats

Original language description

Shallow subterranean habitats are among the last habitats in Central Europe to be arachnologically researched. Using stratified pipe traps, we studied the vertical distribution of spiders in soil and interspaces in bedrock (shallow subterranean habitats). Specifically, we sampled fauna in different substrates, including limestone, sandy marlstone, sandy marl, claystone, loess, and artificial gravel accumulation. Employing stratified pipe traps allowed us to identify the depth at which particular species occurred. Across multiple years and sampling sites, we collected 76 spider species, 21 of which showed an affinity for subterranean microhabitats. Some of these species occurred in interspaces in soil and bedrock, whereas others have been previously found in subterranean ant nests and animal burrows. We collected five species (Iberina microphthalma, Centromerus cf. piccolo, Porrhomma cambridgei, P. microcavense, and P. microps) almost exclusively at depths over half a meter, suggesting the strong affinity of these species for a subterranean lifestyle. We provide diagrams of these species’ vertical distribution and photo-document eye reduction. Our study demonstrates that poorly studied shallow subterranean habitats harbor diverse subterranean spider fauna, including several previously considered rare species in Central Europe.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10613 - Zoology

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

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

Name of the periodical

Subterranean Biology

ISSN

1768-1448

e-ISSN

1314-2615

Volume of the periodical

45

Issue of the periodical within the volume

JAN 18

Country of publishing house

BG - BULGARIA

Number of pages

16

Pages from-to

1-16

UT code for WoS article

000926625600001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85162155082