The structure of soil macrofauna communities on islands of the Volga river

Dmitriy Nikolaevich Vavilov; Raisa Anatolyevna Sukhodolskaya; Tatyana Alexandrovna Gordienko

doi:10.30574/gscbps.2019.7.1.0036

Authors

Dmitriy Nikolaevich Vavilov Laboratory of Biomonitoring, Institute of Ecology and Mineral Resource Management Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Republic, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia.
Raisa Anatolyevna Sukhodolskaya Laboratory of Biomonitoring, Institute of Ecology and Mineral Resource Management Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Republic, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia.
Tatyana Alexandrovna Gordienko Laboratory of Biomonitoring, Institute of Ecology and Mineral Resource Management Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Republic, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30574/gscbps.2019.7.1.0036

Keywords:

River islands, Soil macrofauna, Kuybyshev reservoir, Abiotic factors

Abstract

River islands are of great interest in terms of habitat fragmentation and varying abiotic factors. This study presents results of observation of varied in size and condition islands of Kuybyshev reservoir, located in the middle flow of the Volga river. We recorded 27 taxonomic groups which related to 3 types, 7 classes and 12 invertebrate orders. Soil macrofauna abundance on islands was comparable with the mainland biotopes. The main factor influencing soil macrofauna structure was soil type. Island size and height, anthropogenic impact and vegetation contributed into soil community’s structure variation too.

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