Harvestmen (Arachnida, Opiliones) of the Tatra Mountains (Slovakia) Sekáči (Arachnida, Opiliones) Tater (Slovensko)
| Title in English | Harvestmen (Arachnida, Opiliones) of the Tatra Mountains (Slovakia) |
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| Year of publication | 2010 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Acta Rerum Naturalium |
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| Field | Zoology |
| Keywords | harvestmen Opiliones faunistics Tatry Mts. Slovakia |
| Description | Authors present a summary of hitherto published as well as non-published data about occurrence of harvestmen in the Tatra Mts., proposing to fi ll information gaps about the species diversity of Opiliones in the Slovak part of the Tatra Mts. Total 18 harvestmen species were identifi ed in the Tatra Mts. representing 54.5 % of the species richness of the Slovak opiliofauna (S = 33). The species Paranemastoma kochi, Ischyropsalis manicata, Platybunus pallidus, Gyas titanus have been documented as a Carpathians elements and the harvestmen typical for undisturbed site conditions of climax mountain spruce stands. On the other hand, the species Rilaena triangularis, Mitopus morio, Leiobunum aff. rupestre, Phalangium opilio or Opilio parietinus are typical for ecotonal sun-heated habitats, forest meadows, clear cuts, borders of agricultural land and even for human settlements. In the future, more harvestmen species should be anticipated in the Tatra Mts., for example Siro carpaticus, Astrobunus laevipes, Nelima semproni or Opilio dinaricus. The authors present a possible utilisation the harvestmen as a bioindicators groups for biomonitoring of post-calamity changes in the forest and non-forest ecosystems in the Tatra Mts. |
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