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Soil oribatid mite communities (Acari: Oribatida) from high Shaba (Zaïre) in relation to vegetation
Noti, M.-I.; André, H. M.; Dufrêne, Marc
1997In Applied Soil Ecology, 5 (1), p. 81-96
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Keywords :
Classification; Forest; Indicator species; Regressive sere; Savanna; Season; Termitaria; Woodland; Zaire, Luiswshi; Acari; Oribatida
Abstract :
[en] Soil oribatid mite communities from three vegetation types (forest, woodland and savanna) are described in Luiswishi (high Shaba, Zaïre) and 151 species were recorded. Oribatid communities are organized along a successional gradient which parallels the regressive sere defined by phytosociologists and going from the dense forest ("muhulu"), the local climax, to the savanna, passing through the woodland ("miombo"). Within this gradient, oribatid communities may vary depending on the habitat (presence of grass, high termitaria). The impact of seasons (dry vs. rainy season) is weak in the forest but drastic in savanna. The various soil oribatid communities are related to man's activities since the regressive sere results from repeated burnings and associated agricultural practices.
Disciplines :
Environmental sciences & ecology
Author, co-author :
Noti, M.-I.;  Univ. Catholique de Louvain, U. d'Ecologie et de Biogeographie, Place Croix du Sud 5, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, Inst. Royal des Sciences Naturelles, Dept. of Entomology, 29 rue Vautier, B-1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
André, H. M.;  Univ. Catholique de Louvain, U. d'Ecologie et de Biogeographie, Place Croix du Sud 5, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, Musée Roy. de l'Afrique Ctrl., U.R. Faune du Sol, B-3080 Tervuren, Belgium
Dufrêne, Marc  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Forêts, Nature et Paysage > Biodiversité et Paysage
Language :
English
Title :
Soil oribatid mite communities (Acari: Oribatida) from high Shaba (Zaïre) in relation to vegetation
Publication date :
1997
Journal title :
Applied Soil Ecology
ISSN :
0929-1393
Publisher :
Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Volume :
5
Issue :
1
Pages :
81-96
Peer reviewed :
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