Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2011, 59(5), 95-104 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201159050095

Psocid taxocenoses structure and diversity (Insecta: Psocoptera) in the forest ecosystems of the Piceeti-fageta s. lat. zone in the Western Carpathian Mts.

Otakar Holuša
Ústav ochrany lesa a myslivosti, Mendelova univerzita v Brně, Zemědělská 3, 613 00 Brno, Česká republika

Psocid taxocenoses (Psocoptera) were studied in forest ecosystems of the Western Carpathian Mts. during 1997-2001. As a study frame, vegetation tiers (= altitudinal vegetation zones) were used. Lower units of forest typological system (forest type complexes) were used for a classification of ecological conditions as well. Only a part of material, i.e. individuals that was found in the forest ecosystems of Piceeti-fageta s. lat. communities (= the 6th spruce-beech vegetation tier) was evaluated for purpose of this work. This vegetation tier is widespread in higher parts of mountains (the Moravskoslezské Beskydy Mts. and partly in the Oravské Beskydy Mts.). 554 adults comprising 17 species were found in total in the 6th vegetation tier. As eudominant species, the following ones were found: Caecilius despaxi, Caecilius burmeisteri, Mesopsocus unipunctatus, and Stenopsocus lachlani; as dominant species, the following ones were found: Caecilius flavidus and Reuterella helvimacula. In natural geobiocenoses with the level of naturalness of 1 or 2, the following species were found: as eudominant species: Mesopsocus unipunctatus, Stenopsocus lachlani, Caecilius despaxi, Amphigerontia bifasciata and Reuterella helvimacula. Dominant species was Caecilius burmeisteri and Caecilius flavidus. Taxocenoses of psocids were evaluated by Detrended Correspondence analysis (DCA) and Divisive Cluster analysis (DvClA). This material was compared to another material gained from various vegetation tiers in the Western Carpathians Mts. The characteristic species composition of psocids in the 6th vegetation tier was as follows - Cecilius despaxi - Stenopsocus lachlani - Mesopsocus unipunctatus - Reuterella helvimacula.

Keywords: Psocoptera, taxocenoses, diversity, forest ecosystems, vegetation tier - Piceeti-fageta s. lat., Moravskoslezské Beskydy Mts., Western Carpathian Mts
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This paper was worked up in the frame of the research project "Strategy of the management of territories with a special protection status" MSM 6215648902-04 of Faculty Forestry and Wood Technology of Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry Brno.

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Holuša, O. (2011). Psocid taxocenoses structure and diversity (Insecta: Psocoptera) in the forest ecosystems of the Piceeti-fageta s. lat. zone in the Western Carpathian Mts. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 59(5), 95-104. doi: 10.11118/actaun201159050095
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