NDLI: The effects of habitat parameters and forest age on the ground dwelling spiders of lowland poplar forests (Hungary)

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Author	Gallé, Róbert Maák, István Szpisjak, Nikolett
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	Forest management has highly modified the structure of the European forests. Harvesting and post-harvest regeneration leads to a simplified forest structure. Our main objective was to detect the effects of habitat structure and forest age on the ground-dwelling spider diversity and assemblage composition of poplar forests at the Hungarian Great Plain. Our results demonstrate that the rarefaction diversity and the number of forest specialists closely correlated with the structural parameters of the forest floor, however, the age and canopy closure did not influence these parameters. According to redundancy analysis, the composition of spider assemblages was determined solely by habitat structure, with habitat structure having a major effect on the species composition and diversity of spider assemblages. A direct effect of forest age on the spider assemblages was not detected, due to the presence of different habitat types in the surrounding landscape, which may serve as suitable habitats for source-populations of spiders with different habitat requirements. Our results highlight the importance structural complexity of forests for maintaining forest spider diversity and preserving the regional species pool of spiders.
Starting Page	791
Ending Page	799
Page Count	9
File Format	PDF
ISSN	1366638X
Journal	Journal of Insect Conservation
Volume Number	18
Issue Number	5
e-ISSN	15729753
Language	English
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Publisher Date	2014-09-03
Publisher Place	Cham
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Araneae Forest management Diversity Entomology Conservation Biology/Ecology Biodiversity Animal Ecology Life Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Animal Science and Zoology Nature and Landscape Conservation Insect Science

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