Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2015, 63(2), 425-431 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201563020425

Representatives of Spider Families (Arachnida: Araneae) in Experimental Plots of Physic Nut Plantations (Jatropha curcas L.) in Kampaeng Saen Campus of Kasetsart University, Thailand

Ondřej Košulič1, Patchanee Vichitbandha2
1 Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
2 Biology Division, Science Section, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science, Kaetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand

This paper makes a faunistic contribution to knowledge of the spider family composition in the experimental research plots of Kasetsart University in Thailand (Kampaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom province). Spider families were investigated both on the foliage and on the ground in physic nut plantations (Jatropha curcas L.). Ground dwelling spiders were collected by pitfall traps while foliage spiders were sampled by sweeping and hand collecting. In total, 655 spider specimens were collected and identified as belonging to 17 families. The dominant ground dwelling spider families were Lycosidae (50, 1%) and Gnaphosidae (5, 3%) while the dominant foliage spider families were Oxyopidae (14, 4%) and Salticidae (8, 4%). We found that significant determinant of spider diversity and abundance was vegetation and foliage coverage which affect number of spider families throughout the investigated area.

Keywords: Araneae, families' diversity, physic nut plantation, Jatropha curcas L., Kasetsart University, Thailand
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We want to express our thanks to two reviewers for valuable comments during peer review. The first author (Ondřej Košulič) would like to thank his parents for their kindly help during studies on Kasetsart University in Thailand. This research was supported by European Social Fund and the state budget of the Czech Republic, Project Indicators of Trees Vitality Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.3.00/20.0265 and by a Kasetsart University Research and Development Institute (KURDI) research grant and the FLAS and KUKPS student visiting fund from Thailand.

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Košulič, O., & Vichitbandha, P. (2015). Representatives of Spider Families (Arachnida: Araneae) in Experimental Plots of Physic Nut Plantations (Jatropha curcas L.) in Kampaeng Saen Campus of Kasetsart University, Thailand. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 63(2), 425-431. doi: 10.11118/actaun201563020425
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