PEKÁR, Stanislav and Yael LUBIN. Habitats and interspecific associations of zodariid spiders in the Negev (Araneae: Zodariidae). Israel Journal of Zoology. 2003, vol. 49, No 4, p. 255-267, 8 pp. ISSN 0021-2210.
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Original name Habitats and interspecific associations of zodariid spiders in the Negev (Araneae: Zodariidae)
Name in Czech Biotop a mezidruhové asociace mravčíků v Negevské poušti (Araneae: Zodariidae)
Authors PEKÁR, Stanislav (703 Slovakia, guarantor) and Yael LUBIN (376 Israel).
Edition Israel Journal of Zoology, 2003, 0021-2210.
Other information
Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10600 1.6 Biological sciences
Country of publisher Israel
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Impact factor Impact factor: 0.317
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/03:00009726
Organization unit Faculty of Science
UT WoS 000220903600002
Keywords in English desert; environmental factors; species distribution; abundance
Tags abundance, desert, Environmental factors, species distribution
Changed by Changed by: prof. Mgr. Stanislav Pekár, Ph.D., učo 56765. Changed: 25/6/2009 10:55.
Abstract
We investigated the habitats and interspecific associations of eight species of zodariid spiders in the Negev desert of Israel. The spiders were collected using pitfall traps for 3 years at 10 sites as a part of a large-scale project. Zodariidae were the second most abundant family of spiders. One species, Zodarion nitidum was the most abundant of all trapped spiders (17.5%). Lachesana blackwalli showed a preference for sand, Trygetus sexoculatus, Lachesana rufiventris, Z. nitidum, Ranops expers for rock, and Zodarion judaeorum for loess. Further, T. sexoculatus showed an affinity to wadi habitats, Z. judaeorum, Zodarion cyrenaicum and L. blackwalli to plateau, whereas Z. nitidum and R. expers occurred mainly on slopes. T. sexoculatus and Z. nitidum tended to occur at northern (low altitude) sites with higher rainfall. Palaestina eremica, L. blackwalli and R. expers were more abundant in southern sites at higher altitude, but with low rainfall.
Abstract (in Czech)
We investigated the habitats and interspecific associations of eight species of zodariid spiders in the Negev desert of Israel. The spiders were collected using pitfall traps for 3 years at 10 sites as a part of a large-scale project. Zodariidae were the second most abundant family of spiders. One species, Zodarion nitidum was the most abundant of all trapped spiders (17.5%). Lachesana blackwalli showed a preference for sand, Trygetus sexoculatus, Lachesana rufiventris, Z. nitidum, Ranops expers for rock, and Zodarion judaeorum for loess. Further, T. sexoculatus showed an affinity to wadi habitats, Z. judaeorum, Zodarion cyrenaicum and L. blackwalli to plateau, whereas Z. nitidum and R. expers occurred mainly on slopes. T. sexoculatus and Z. nitidum tended to occur at northern (low altitude) sites with higher rainfall. Palaestina eremica, L. blackwalli and R. expers were more abundant in southern sites at higher altitude, but with low rainfall.
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GP206/01/P067, research and development projectName: Biosystematika a ekológia mravčíkov (Araneae, Zodariidae) strednej Európy
Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Biosystematics and ecology of the Central European zodariid spiders (Araneae, Zodariidae)
MSM 143100010, plan (intention)Name: Časoprostorová dynamika biodiverzity v ekosystémech střední Evropy.
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Spatiotemporal biodiversity dynamics in ecosystems of Central Europe
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