- Title
- Soil intebrate diversity of different landscape units at Cravens Peak with a focus on Collembola
- Creator
- Greenslade, Penelope
- Date
- 2009
- Type
- Text; Book chapter
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/75666
- Identifier
- vital:7402
- Identifier
- ISBN:9780949286168
- Abstract
- Collections of Collembola (Springtails) and other soil invertebrates taken from Cravens Peak Bush Heritage property are documented. The 23 Springtail species recognised are listed together with their preferred habitat. The fauna was dominated by species of Folsomides (lsotomidae) and Corynephoria (Bourletiellidae) as is normal in arid environments in Australia. The epigaeic fauna in April 2007 was less abundant than expected but relatively rich in species and it is suggested that this is because of the previous prolonged drought together with more recent water-logging of soil. Soil and leaf litter Collembola were frequent but patchy in distribution . Several species were new including a Sminthurides species associated with temporal water bodies. Different landscape units tended to carry different faunal assemblages. Five strategies exhibited by Collembola for surviving in arid environments are discussed in relation to wider aspects of regional resource conservation and their functional role. Some recommendations are made for management of the property.
- Publisher
- Royal Geographical Society of Queensland
- Relation
- Cravens Peak Scientific Study Report p. 151-198
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
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