Distribution of epi-endogeic and endogeic earthworm species (Oligochaeta Lumbricidae) in the forest belt of the Northwest Caucasus
Author
Geraskina, Anna
Center for Forest Ecology and Productivity Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117997, Russiа.
Author
Shevchenko, Nikolay
Center for Forest Ecology and Productivity Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117997, Russiа.
text
Zootaxa
2021
2021-05-26
4975
3
561
573
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4975.3.6
1175-5326
4809516
1803BEB4-FC34-475F-8526-1AB6489A7E2E
TABLE 1. Main characteristics of the Northwest Caucasus forests| Forest type | Number of geographical locations (n1) | Number of soil samples (n2) | Number of deadwood samples (n3) | litter deepness, cm | soil moisture, % | soil pH |
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| Sticky alder forests (large fern and tall herb cover) | 19 | 76 | 8 | 2-8 | 45±3 | 6.0±0.5 |
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| Small-leaved forests (nemoral small herb cover) | 42 | 168 | 20 | 1-4 | 35±5 | 5.9±0.3 |
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| Hornbeam forests (small herb cover, motley grass) | 156 | 608 | 102 | 1-3 | 35±2 | 5.8±0.6 |
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| Beech forests (dead-cover, small herb and large fern cover) | 310 | 680 | 185 | 2-8 | 30±5 | 5.6±0.2 |
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| Coniferous-broadleaf forests (nemoral and boreal small herb cover, dead-cover) | 147 | 588 | 90 | 2-4 | 25±5 | 5.5±0.1 |
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| Dark coniferous forests (boreal small herb cover and green moss cover) | 88 | 352 | 36 | 2-6 | 20±6 | 5.5±0.4 |
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| Pine forests (small herb and rhododendron) | 30 | 120 | 12 | 1-5 | 15±4 | 5.7±0.3 |
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