Collembola in Southland beech litter and soil

Collembola were sampled from litter and soil in two regrowth Lophozonia menziesii (silver beech) forests situated 25 km apart in Southland, New Zealand, as part of a larger study investigating the ecological effects of selective timber harvesting. Over 2000 specimens were collected, representing thr...

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Published in:New Zealand entomologist 2015-07, Vol.38 (2), p.79-87
Main Authors: Phillips, C. B, Brown, S. D. J, Greenslade, P, Reay, S, Allen, R. B, Easdale, T. A, Dickie, I. A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
barcode
Collembola
Cytochrome
cytochrome c oxidase 1
Cytochrome oxidase
cytochrome-c oxidase
DNA barcoding
Fagus
forests
genes
Hypogastrura
Hypogastrura purpurescens
introduced species
logging
Mitochondrial DNA
Nothofagus menziesii
regrowth
Salmonidae
silver beech
soil
springtails
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Summary:Collembola were sampled from litter and soil in two regrowth Lophozonia menziesii (silver beech) forests situated 25 km apart in Southland, New Zealand, as part of a larger study investigating the ecological effects of selective timber harvesting. Over 2000 specimens were collected, representing three orders, 10 families, ≥ 20 genera and ≥ 23 species. Seventeen taxa were morphologically identified at least to genus. Sequencing within the barcode region of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase 1 gene provided diagnostic sequences for many of the taxa, which will assist future identifications. Species belonging to the genera Quatacanthella Salmon and Spinotheca Stach, which are rarely collected in New Zealand, were present in the samples, as was the introduced species Hypogastrura purpurescens (Lubbock). The genus Vitronura Yosii is recorded in New Zealand for the first time.
ISSN:1179-3430
0077-9962
1179-3430
DOI:10.1080/00779962.2015.1021267