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COLLEMBOLA (ARTHROPODA) OF BALSAM FIR [ABIES BALSAMEA (L.)] FORESTS OF WESTERN NEWFOUNDLAND

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

D.C. Puvanendran ,
D.J. Larson  and
I.D. Thompson
D.C. Puvanendran
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada AlB 3X9
D.J. Larson*
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada AlB 3X9
I.D. Thompson
Affiliation:
Canadian Forest Service, Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Box 490, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada P6A 5M7
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1Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
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Abstract

The Collembola of commercial balsam fir [Abies balsamea (L.)] forests of western Newfoundland were surveyed through Berlese funnel extraction of samples taken from soil and various forest microhabitats and through pit-fall trapping. A total of 64 species representing 30 genera was collected. Twenty-three genera and 47 species are new records for the Island of Newfoundland; eight additional species were identified to genus level only. For each species, the abundance in soil samples and distribution among microhabitats are described. The fauna of Newfoundland is about equivalent in species richness to that of Quebec and almost twice as rich as the recorded fauna of the Maritime Provinces. Few species are common to the three areas. However, this probably reflects the general paucity of knowledge of Canadian Collembola rather than indicating strong regional patterns in faunal composition.

Résumé

Les collemboles ont été inventoriés dans des forêts commerciales de sapins baumiers [Abies balsamea (L.)] par extraction à l’entonnoir Berlese d’échantillons de sol recueillis en divers microhabitats et par capture d’insectes dans des pièges à fosses. Au total, 64 espèces représentant 30 genres ont été récoltées. Vingt-trois genres et 47 espèces n’avaient jamais été signalées dans l’île auparavant et huit espèces additionnelles n’ont pu être identifiées qu’au genre. L’abondance dans les échantillons de sol est signalée pour chaque espèce ainsi que la répartition dans les microhabitats. La faune de Terre-Neuve est à peu près équivalente à celle du Québec quant à la richesse en espèces et environ deux fois plus riche que la faune connue des Maritimes. Peu d’espèces se retrouvent aux trois endroits; il ne faut pas pour autant conclure à une répartition géographique très particulière, mais plutôt voir là le reflet de l’insuffisance de nos connaissances sur les collemboles du Canada.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 129 , Issue 3 , June 1997 , pp. 505 - 517
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1997

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