The canopy spiders (Araneae) of the floodplain forest in Leipzig
The canopy spiders of the floodplain forest in Leipzig have become a focus of ecological studies in recent years. In 2006 we sampled 30 tree canopies in the ‘Burgaue’ nature reserve with pyrethrum knock-down fogging, recording 502 adult spiders belonging to 48 species and 11 families. Based on these...
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| description | The canopy spiders of the floodplain forest in Leipzig have become a focus of ecological studies in recent years. In 2006 we sampled 30 tree canopies in the ‘Burgaue’ nature reserve with pyrethrum knock-down fogging, recording 502 adult spiders belonging to 48 species and 11 families. Based on these data and the results of a previous fogging study, the studied spider community was dominated by forest and forest-edge species with a preference for the shrub and canopy strata as well as by spiders of the web spider feeding guild. The community structure was typical for arboreal spider communities from northern temperate forests but very different from communities in the tropics. Species richness and evenness were similar to the old growth near-primary Białowieża Forest in Poland. The checklist of 96 canopy spider species of the floodplain forest of Leipzig includes 54 additions to the spider fauna of Leipzig and vicinity by recent canopy studies and eight first canopy records for Leipzig from our field work. The theridiid Dipoena torva (Thorell, 1875) was recorded for the first time in Saxony. The floodplain forest of Leipzig sustains a large and species-rich arboreal spider community and is thus a valuable habitat for a large proportion of endangered species (12%). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e4bca674e1fa40ba93bbd11b226dd8462022-12-22T03:41:39ZdeuArachnologische Gesellschaft (ARAGES)Arachnologische Mitteilungen1018-41712199-72332010-10-0139253810.5431/aramit3904578The canopy spiders (Araneae) of the floodplain forest in LeipzigOtto, StefanFloren, AndreasThe canopy spiders of the floodplain forest in Leipzig have become a focus of ecological studies in recent years. In 2006 we sampled 30 tree canopies in the ‘Burgaue’ nature reserve with pyrethrum knock-down fogging, recording 502 adult spiders belonging to 48 species and 11 families. Based on these data and the results of a previous fogging study, the studied spider community was dominated by forest and forest-edge species with a preference for the shrub and canopy strata as well as by spiders of the web spider feeding guild. The community structure was typical for arboreal spider communities from northern temperate forests but very different from communities in the tropics. Species richness and evenness were similar to the old growth near-primary Białowieża Forest in Poland. The checklist of 96 canopy spider species of the floodplain forest of Leipzig includes 54 additions to the spider fauna of Leipzig and vicinity by recent canopy studies and eight first canopy records for Leipzig from our field work. The theridiid Dipoena torva (Thorell, 1875) was recorded for the first time in Saxony. The floodplain forest of Leipzig sustains a large and species-rich arboreal spider community and is thus a valuable habitat for a large proportion of endangered species (12%). http://www.arages.de/aramit/pdf/Heft_39/AM39_25_38.pdf arboreal spiderscanopy foggingcommunity structurediversityGermanyLeipziger Auwald |
| spellingShingle | Otto, Stefan Floren, Andreas The canopy spiders (Araneae) of the floodplain forest in Leipzig Arachnologische Mitteilungen arboreal spiders canopy fogging community structure diversity Germany Leipziger Auwald |
| title | The canopy spiders (Araneae) of the floodplain forest in Leipzig |
| title_full | The canopy spiders (Araneae) of the floodplain forest in Leipzig |
| title_fullStr | The canopy spiders (Araneae) of the floodplain forest in Leipzig |
| title_full_unstemmed | The canopy spiders (Araneae) of the floodplain forest in Leipzig |
| title_short | The canopy spiders (Araneae) of the floodplain forest in Leipzig |
| title_sort | canopy spiders araneae of the floodplain forest in leipzig |
| topic | arboreal spiders canopy fogging community structure diversity Germany Leipziger Auwald |
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