Subtitle:

Density, biomass and production ; Enchytraeidae of forest ecosystems

Contributor:

Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Ekologii

Publisher:

Polish Scientific Publishers

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Description:

Pages 9-56 : illustrations ; 24 cm ; Bibliographical references (pages 53-56) ; Abstract in Polish

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Abstract:

In the two-year studies, the species composition was determined and the changes in density and biomass were analysed for Enchytraeidae inhabiting four forest ecosystems. In all these ecosystems Cognettia sphagnetorum accounted for 68 to 98% of the total density and for 71 to 98% of the total biomass of this group. Production of the dominant species and of the species sexually reproducing was estimated. In general, C. sphagnetorum produced biomass of an energy content ranging from 17.3 to 94.4 kJ · m-2 · year-1, depending on the season and plant community. The P : B ratio for this species varied from 2.4 to 3.8.

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Relation:

Ekologia Polska

Volume:

31

Issue:

1

Start page:

9

End page:

56

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Article

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application/pdf

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oai:rcin.org.pl:79265 ; ISSN 0420-9036

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MiIZ PAN, call no. P.2840 ; click here to follow the link

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eng

Language of abstract:

pol

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