The effect of some air pollutants on the vertical distribution of mites (Acari) in soils of young Scots pine forests in Poland |
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Institution: | 1. School of Resources and Geosciences, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China;2. Key Laboratory of Coalbed Methane Resource and Reservoir Formation Process, China University of Mining and Technology, Ministry of Education, Xuzhou 221116, China;3. Yunnan Institution of Coal Geology Prospection, Kunming 650218, China;4. Department of Computer Science and Mathematics, Algoma University, 1520 Queen Street East, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 2G4, Canada;1. Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA;2. Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA;3. Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA;4. Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, USA;5. State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China;6. State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China;1. Center for Environmental Remediation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China;2. State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550002, China |
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Abstract: | The effect of heavy metals and nitrogen air pollution on the vertical distribution of mites in soils in about 20 year old Scots pine forests was investigated. A high concentration of heavy metals greatly reduced the density and species richness of mites, especially in the Of/h and AEes horizons, whereas a low concentration increased the density in all soil horizons, compared with the control plots. A high concentration of nitrogen pollution reduced slightly the density of mites in all soil horizons, while lower concentrations increased their density: a medium concentration in the Ol and Of/h horizons, and a low concentration in the Ol horizon. |
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