Soil Acari and Collembola from Chaun Bay, Northern Chukotka
MacLean SF, Behan V, Fjellberg A. 1978. Soil Acari and Collembola from Chaun Bay, Northern Chukotka. Arctic and Alpine Research. 10(3):559-568
Soil microarthropods (mites and Collembola) were collected from various tundra habitats in the vicinity of the Chaun Bay research station in northern Chukotka, USSR, in 1975 and 1977. Ninety species of Acari and 79 species of Collembola were identified in these samples, indicating a very rich fauna. Overlap of species with other tundra sites, particularly in Alaska and Canada, is very high. Northern microarthropods are widely distributed, and the Bering Straits offers little, if any, biogeographic barrier.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- MacLean, S; Behan, V; Fjellberg, A
- Units
- BELA , CAKR
- Keywords
- Acari, Arctic, Chukotka - Chaun Bay, collembola, Insects, Invertebrates (Insects Other), mites, springtails, Tundra