%0 Journal Article %1 Hogervorst1993 %A Hogervorst, R.F. %A Verhoef, H.A. %A Straalen, N. M. %D 1993 %J Biology and Fertility of Soils %K Atmospheric Collembola, Forest Indicator Mites, Pinus Soil communities decline, deposition, microarthropod organisms, sylvestris, %N 3 %P 189-195 %T Five-year trends in soil arthropod densities in pine forests with various levels of vitality %V 15 %X A comparative field study was conducted to study the correlation between forest vitality and the abundance of soil microarthropods. During 5 years the vitality of six pine forests within the Veluwe area, the Netherlands, was estimated by the number of needle year-classes, while soils were sampled and extracted for various soil microarthropod groups. Within sites the number of needle year-classes in the forest stands fluctuated over the 5 years, while the collembolan family Sminthuridae showed a trend towards a decreasing population density and the density of the cryptostigmatid mite Platynothrus peltifer Koch increased. Among sites there was a significant positive correlation between the number of needle year-classes and the relative abundance of P. peltifer. The results imply that soil microarthropods may indicate changes in physical and chemical factors in relation to soil fertility and vitality of the trees.

@article{Hogervorst1993, abstract = {A comparative field study was conducted to study the correlation between forest vitality and the abundance of soil microarthropods. During 5 years the vitality of six pine forests within the Veluwe area, the Netherlands, was estimated by the number of needle year-classes, while soils were sampled and extracted for various soil microarthropod groups. Within sites the number of needle year-classes in the forest stands fluctuated over the 5 years, while the collembolan family Sminthuridae showed a trend towards a decreasing population density and the density of the cryptostigmatid mite Platynothrus peltifer Koch increased. Among sites there was a significant positive correlation between the number of needle year-classes and the relative abundance of P. peltifer. The results imply that soil microarthropods may indicate changes in physical and chemical factors in relation to soil fertility and vitality of the trees.}, added-at = {2010-07-07T17:27:19.000+0200}, author = {Hogervorst, R.F. and Verhoef, H.A. and Straalen, N. M.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2de096e910b7f7d497ae0a9bfe548590f/pillo}, interhash = {b65e33834d906397a8df7712a11e02cb}, intrahash = {de096e910b7f7d497ae0a9bfe548590f}, journal = {Biology and Fertility of Soils}, keywords = {Atmospheric Collembola, Forest Indicator Mites, Pinus Soil communities decline, deposition, microarthropod organisms, sylvestris,}, number = 3, owner = {Bernd Panassiti}, pages = {189-195}, timestamp = {2010-07-07T17:27:21.000+0200}, title = {Five-year trends in soil arthropod densities in pine forests with various levels of vitality}, volume = 15, year = 1993 }