Soil Acari and Collembola from Chaun Bay, Northern Chukotka

1 August 1978

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Arctic and Alpine Research

Vol. 10 (3) , 559-568
https://doi.org/10.2307/1550679

Abstract

Soil microarthropods (mites and Collembola) were collected from various tundra habitats near the Chaun Bay research station in northern Chukotka, USSR, in 1975 and 1977. Acari (90 spp.) and Collembola (79 spp.) were identified in these samples, indicating a very rich fauna. Overlap of species with other tundra sites, particularly in Alaska [USA] and Canada, is very high. Northern microarthropods are widely distributed, and the Bering Straits offer little if any biogeographic barrier.

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