Primární sukcese společenstev půdních vířníků na výsypkách po těžbě hnědého uhlí

Abstract

The changes of rotifer soil communities along primary succession chronosequence was studied on brown coal post mining areas near Sokolov, NW part of the Czech Republic. The age of successional stages was 2, 11, 14, 20, 43 years. The rotifers were extracted from soil samples using modified method of Baermann funnel with combined light and temperature gradients. In total, 17 taxa of soil rotifers were identified throughout the study. Most common species were .i.Adineta vaga, Habrotrocha rosa, Macrotrachela quadricornifera./i.. The important were also .i.Encentrum arvicola, Habrotrocha elegans, Macrotrachela nana./i.. Total densities varied from tens to hundreds thousands individuals per m.sup.2./sup. and increased with the increasing age of the plot. Depressions of the surface relief hosted higher numbers of rotifers than elevations, but elevations were more rich in species. The species succession on chronosequence is well demonstrated in the genus .i.Encentrum./i.