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Contemporary Problems of Ecology

2012 year, number 6

Effect of Different Types of Anthropogenic Changes of Soil on the Communities of Oribatids in Urban Ecosystems

V. S. Andrievsky, A. I. Syso
Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry SB RAS
VS@issa.nsc.ru
Keywords: anthropogenic effect, pollution, soil overconsolidation, ecosystems, oribatids, heavy metals
Pages: 811-818

Abstract

Communities of oribatids in the soil of urban ecosystems with different levels of pollution with heavy metals and arsenic, recreation load and surface transformation were studied. The suppressing action of these types of anthropogenic press on oribatid communities was revealed. Recreation load manifesting itself as an increase in the density of soil composition and elimination of the sod horizon, as well as the formation of urbanozem, and its effect on oribatids is comparable with the effect of pollution. Among oribatids, we revealed the species indicating the disturbed state of communities and purity of ecosystems.