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Effects of outbreak of the train millipede Parafontaria laminata armigera Verhoeff (Diplopoda: Xystodesmidae) on litter decomposition in a natural beech forest in Central Japan. 1. Density and biomass of soil invertebrates

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Ecological Research : Volume 12

Effects of outbreak of the train millipede Parafontaria laminata armigera Verhoeff (Diplopoda: Xystodesmidae) on litter decomposition in a natural beech forest in Central Japan. 1. Density and biomass of soil invertebrates

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Author	Niijima, Keiko
Copyright Year	1998
Abstract	Soil invertebrates were studied to determine the animals important in litter decomposition and soil formation in a natural forest of Fagus crenata Blume mixed with Quercus mongolica var. grosseserrata Rehd. et Wils., where outbreak of the adult train millipede, Parafontaria laminata armigera Verhoeff was recorded in 1980. The density and biomass of soil invertebrates, and their distribution in soil, were surveyed largely by hand sorting and also using Tullgren and Baermann apparatuses. The densities of soil macroinvertebrates were 10$^{2}$–10$^{3}$ individuals/m$^{2}$. Diplopoda was the most abundant among them, 87.3% of which was the train millipede. The total biomass in wet weight of soil macro-invertebrates was 34.9–70.5 g/m$^{2}$ in 1980–1981, when the millipede was pre-adult or adult, and it decreased to 3.5–6.7 g/m$^{2}$ in 1982–1984, when it was young. The density of soil invertebrates extracted by apparatuses was 10$^{4}$–10$^{6}$ individuals/m$^{2}$. The total biomass of these was estimated to be 5.8–10.8 g/m$^{2}$. The majority of soil invertebrates lived in the A$_{0}$ horizon, whereas the train millipede lived in soil of the A$_{1}$ + A$_{2}$ horizon. These results suggest that the train millipede is one of the most important soil invertebrates affecting soil properties. For evaluating the importance of the species, more than 8 years’ survey of hand-sorting together with the Tullgren apparatus was necessary, as the train millipede grew synchronously and had an 8-year life span and young stages of 1.5–3.5 mm long.
Starting Page	41
Ending Page	53
Page Count	13
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09123814
Journal	Ecological Research
Volume Number	13
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	14401703
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	1998-01-01
Publisher Place	Tokyo
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	beech forest biomass density Parafontaria laminata armigera Verhoeff soil invertebrates Behavioural Sciences Ecology Evolutionary Biology Forestry Plant Sciences Zoology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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