The influence of climatic and site factors on myriapod populations and assemblages in the Neisse-Valley (Eastern Germany) over a 40 year-year period

The myriapod fauna of a spruce forest and two neighbouring deciduous woods in the Neisse valley near Goerlitz (Eastern Germany) was first investigated in 1961/62. At this time the sites were in a healthy state despite high ash deposition by industry. After spruce destruction by increasing pollution, but without acidification, a second investigation was made in 1988/89. Most of the diplopod and chilopod populations had increased in (activity-) density during the first period. None of the reaction of the 32 species studied can be interpreted as directly influenced by action of chemical pollutants from the power stations. For this reason it should be checked in a further study (2011) if these trends also remain up to now and which factors are responsible for this process. Measurements of temperature (annual average temperatur) and of soil parameters (e.g. pH, C/N) exist for the investigation period 1961/62 and are currently charged resp. Additional climate data can be obtained from weather stations nearby.

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Field Value
Geographic coverage
Geographic description Neisse-Valley, close to Goerlitz (Saxony), between Hirschfelde (district of Rosenthal) and Ostritz (monastery St. Marienthal)
Bounding coordinates
North: 50.9706
West: 14.9017
East: 14.9017
South: 50.9656
Temporal coverage
Timestep 1961
Taxonomic coverage
Class Diplopoda
Class Chilopoda
Other info
Last Updated February 10, 2021, 14:21 (UTC)
Created February 10, 2021, 14:21 (UTC)

Responsible parties

Creator
Name Karin Dr. Voigtlaender
Organization affiliations
Freistaat Sachsen and Senckenberg Museum f. Naturkunde Goerlitz (The collection belongs proportionally the Free State Saxony and the Senckenberg Museum Goerlitz).

Am Museum,1
2826 Goerlitz
Germany

Role

Contact
Name Karin Dr. Voigtloender
E-mail
Organization affiliations
Freistaat Sachsen and Senckenberg Museum f. Naturkunde Goerlitz (The collection belongs proportionally the Free State Saxony and the Senckenberg Museum Goerlitz).

Am Museum,1
2826 Goerlitz
Germany

Associated party
Name Karin Dr. Voigtlaender
Role

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https://dataportal.senckenberg.de/dataset/cff3565d-68eb-4285-a620-5bd1176f9968