Progress in Soil Zoology: Proceedings of the 5th International Colloquium on Soil Zoology Held in Prague September 17–22, 1973

Front Matter....Pages 1-11
Die Geschichte der Bodenzoologie und ihre Einbeziehung in die bodenkundliche Forschung....Pages 13-23
Wandel der Bodenfauna unter dem Einfluss menschlicher Aktivitäten....Pages 25-29
General Trends of Changes in Soil Animal Population of Arable Land....Pages 31-39
On the delimitation of soil microarthropod coenoses in time and space....Pages 43-49
The enigma of soil animal species diversity....Pages 51-58
Ecological characteristics of xerothermic rendzinas....Pages 59-75
Phytogenic microstructure of Collembola associations in steppes and forests of Siberia....Pages 77-84
Distribution of dropping fabrics in central European humus forms....Pages 85-94
Energy flow through a mountainous pasture ecosystem....Pages 95-102
Comparaison des communautés d’Oribates de litières de chênaies....Pages 103-111
The role of soil fauna of arid shrubland in South Australia....Pages 113-119
Testacida in two types of soil in Leningrad region....Pages 121-124
Ecologie des Thecamoebiens de quelques humus bruts....Pages 125-132
Quantitative distribution and respiratory metabolisms with suggestion on production of nematodes on mountain pastures....Pages 133-140
Die Verbreitung von Regenwürmern in verschiedenen Waldtypen der Mischwaldzone des europäischen Teiles der UdSSR....Pages 141-149
Die Bodenfauna der Waldsteppen-Eichenwälder....Pages 151-155
The weight structure and oxygen consumption of oribatid communities....Pages 157-162
Distribution patterns of lithobiomorpha on the territory of the USSR....Pages 163-166
Dispersion patterns of diplopods and their activity in the litter decomposition in the Carpathian foothills....Pages 167-173
Evolution spatio-temporelle d’une population de Folsomia quadrioculata (Tullberg) (Insecta: Collembola)....Pages 175-182
Dominante Coleoptera auf der Bodenoberfläche der Wiesen- und Waldökotone....Pages 183-189
Rapport des populations de Carabidae et d’Elateridae dans les terres labourables de chernozem du nord-est de Yougoslavie....Pages 191-197
Soil biological features of some alpine grasslands in Czechoslovakia....Pages 199-215
Oribatoid mite complexes as the soil type bioindicator....Pages 217-221
Seasonal variations of number and biomass of earthworms in grassland....Pages 223-228
Caiorimetric Studies on Soil Invertebrates and their Ecological Significance....Pages 231-240
Influence d’une irradiation gamma chronique sur la microfauna d’un ecosystème méditerranéen à Cadarache....Pages 241-247
The role of pedobionts in biogeochemical cycles of calcium and strontium-90 in the ecosystem....Pages 249-254
Decomposition processes of swampy plants in peat soils....Pages 255-260
Colonisation par les Microarthropodes du sol de cinq types de litière en décomposition....Pages 261-281
Ecological energetics of decomposer invertebrates in a deciduous forest and total respiration budget....Pages 283-292
The significance of the millipede Glomeris marginata (Villers) for oak-litter decomposition and an approach of its part in energy flow....Pages 293-298
Consommation annuelle d’une population naturelle de vers de terre (Millsonia anomala Omodeo, Acanthodrilidae: Oligochetes) dans la savane de Lamto (Côte d’lvoire)....Pages 299-304
Contribution à la définition d’une zone prairiale ecotone du domaine du Pin-au-Haras (Normandie) par la gamasofaune édaphique (Arachnides, Parasitiformes)....Pages 305-313
Feeding activity and availability of food in Collembola....Pages 315-324
Influence of brushwood and undergrowth upon distribution of litter beetles in poor pine forests....Pages 325-331
Influence of humidity and specific interactions on collembolan populations in a pine forest....Pages 333-340
The influence of acclimation and soil moisture on the temperature preference of Eisenia rosea (Lumbricidae)....Pages 341-349
Influence of soil conditions on the distribution of diplopods in Southern Polesje (Byelorussia, USSR)....Pages 353-356
Studies on the influence of industrial pollution on soil animals in pine stands, aims and methods of the soil-block model experiment....Pages 357-362
Response of ants to environment pollution....Pages 363-373
Traits généraux du peuplement animal endogé de la savane de Lamto (Côte d’lvoire)....Pages 375-388
Influence du feu de brousse annuel sur le peuplement endogé de la savane de Lamto (Côte d’lvoire)....Pages 389-397
The influence of cultivations on soil animal populations....Pages 399-407
The effects of clearing and grazing on the termite fauna (Isoptera) of tropical savannas and woodlands....Pages 409-418
Effects of sewage effluent disposal on community structure of soil invertebrates....Pages 419-427
Changes in the structure of animal populations in soil under the influence of farm crops....Pages 429-435
The deterioration of Fagus sylvatica stands and the development of ectophytic mycorrhizas....Pages 437-450
Copper contamination effects on earthworms by disposal of pig waste in pastures....Pages 451-457
Comparative analysis of faunal changes in soils of the south-east part of Aserbaidjan as result of man’s economic activity....Pages 459-461
Soil microfauna changes under the influence of various fertilizers....Pages 463-468
The effect of the herbicides 2,4 – D and Simazin on the coenosis of Collembola and Acari in arable soil....Pages 469-480
Effects of the herbicide 2, 4, 5 – T on Onychiurus quadriocellatus Gisin (Coll.)....Pages 481-488
The Effects of Fungicides on Microbial Activities in the Soil....Pages 489-496
Variations in meadow associations of earthworms caused by the influence of nitrogen fertilizers and liquid-manure irrigation....Pages 497-503
Effects of DDT on community structure of soil microarthropods in an old field....Pages 505-513
The effect of chemical substances on the activity of Lumbricidae in the process of straw disintegration....Pages 515-519
Veränderungen der Moosmilbenzönosen (Acarina, Oribatoidea) im Verlaufe von 45 Jahren nach Bodensterilisation durch unterirdischen Kohlenflözbrand....Pages 521-532
The effect of clearing on the soil arthropods of a Nigerian rain forest....Pages 533-544
Scope of the gelatin-embedding technique for studying soil arthropod fauna, with particular reference to Oribatei....Pages 547-558
Specific haemoglobin content as an ecological characteristic in earthworms (Lumbricidae)....Pages 559-562
Microrespirometry of oribatid mites (Acari: Cryptostigmata) using gas chromatography....Pages 563-570
Fonctions des lombriciens IV. Corrections et utilisations des distorsions causées par les méthodes de capture....Pages 571-582
Fonctions des lombriciens V. Essais de codification des approximations successives....Pages 583-592
Observations on the digestive enzymes of some litter-feeding animals....Pages 593-598
The efficiency of collecting soil arthropods from the froth by flotation method at different intervals of counting....Pages 599-602
Soil biology and the doctoral syndrome....Pages 603-610
Back Matter....Pages 611-630