- Spider (Araneae) communities of scree slopes in the Czech Republic
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Spider (Araneae) communities of scree slopes in the Czech Republic

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    SYSNO ASEP0028279
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JOstatní články
    TitleSpider (Araneae) communities of scree slopes in the Czech Republic
    TitleSpolečenstva pavouků kamenitých sutí České republiky
    Author(s) Růžička, Vlastimil (ENTU-I)
    Klimeš, Leoš (BU-J)
    Source TitleJournal of Arachnology - ISSN 0161-8202
    Roč. 33, č. 2 (2005), s. 280-289
    Number of pages10 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryUS - United States
    Keywordsscree slopes ; environmental factors ; ice formation
    Subject RIVEG - Zoology
    R&D ProjectsIAA6007401 GA AV ČR - Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (AV ČR)
    CEZAV0Z50070508 - ENTU-I, BC-A (2005-2011)
    AV0Z6005908 - BU-J
    AnnotationWe assessed the effects of environmental factors on spider communities in screes (sloping mass of coarse rock fragments) of the Czech Republic. Two distinct spider communities were identified. The first one was confined to sites where ice is formed and persists until late summer or over the whole year. This community consists of numerous relict spiders, such as Bathyphantes simillimus buchari Růžička 1988, Diplocentria bidentata (Emerton 1882) and Lepthyphantes tripartitus Miller & Svatoň 1978, possibly persisting in these cold screes from the early postglacial period. The other community included all other sites, irrespective of their environmental characteristics. Ice formation near the traps and position of the traps within individual screes were the most significant factors. Our analyses support the view that spiders inhabiting cold screes in Central Europe belong to a unique relict community of species requiring cold and stable microclimate.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Entomology (until 2005)
    ContactHelena Musilová, musilova@entu.cas.cz, Tel.: 387 775 216
    Year of Publishing2006
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