The influence of fire disturbance on the biotype structure and seasonal dynamics of ground-dwelling spider on Cangshan Mountain, Yunnan Province

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Abstract:

In order to demonstrate the influence of fire disturbance on the function, structure and seasonal dynamics of ground-dwelling spider assemblages, we chose a burned site and an unburned control site. Both study sites were in broadleaf-conifer mixed forest on Cangshan Mountain, Yunnan Province. The results showed that (1) Zelotes zhui (relative dominance value (DV') =33.03), Pardosa chionophila (DV'=22.53) and Sibianor sp. 1 (DV'=8.75) were obviously dominant at the burned site and that Draconarius sp. 2 (DV'=63.50) was absolutely dominant at the control site; (2) At the burned site, the relative abundance of web-builders was significantly lower than that of hunters (P<0.001), whereas the relative abundance of web-builders was significantly higher than that of hunters at the control site; and (3) As season changed, the dominant group fluctuated significantly at the burned, with the lowest abundance during the part of the summer with the maximum rainfall and during the coldest winter; the spider assemblages were stable at the control site, with agelenids consistently the dominant group. These results indicated that fire disturbance changes the community function and structure of ground-dwelling spiders in mixed broadleaf-conifer forest in Cangshan Mountain, increases the relative abundance of hunters and reduces the stability of ground-dwelling spider assemblages.

Key words: dwelling-spider, forest fire, dominant species, life type, seasonal variation, nature reserve

Yanyan Ma,Zizhong Yang,Ping Feng,Qiao Li. The influence of fire disturbance on the biotype structure and seasonal dynamics of ground-dwelling spider on Cangshan Mountain, Yunnan Province[J]. Biodiv Sci, 2014, 22(2): 208-215.

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科名 Family	物种名 Species	生活型 Biotype	物种编号 Species identifier	相对优势度 Relative dominance values (DV')
科名 Family	物种名 Species	生活型 Biotype	物种编号 Species identifier	火烧迹地 Burned	对照样地 Control
巨蟹蛛科 Sparassidae	苍山伪遁蛛 Pseudopoda cangshana	H	22	0.77C	0.18C
狼蛛科 Lycosidae	晨豹蛛 Pardosa chionophila	H	3	22.53D	0.41C
漏斗蛛科 Agelenidae	龙隙蛛一种 Draconarius sp.2	W	1	2.31C	63.50D
	不定龙隙蛛 Draconarius incertus	W	10	5.29S	1.45S
	隙蛛一种 Coelotes sp.3	W	20		0.62C
	光先隙蛛 Coelotes guangxian	W	18	0.98C
	龙隙蛛一种 Draconarius sp.1	W	19	0.95C
	隙蛛一种 Coelotes sp.1	W	24	0.57C
	船形新漏斗蛛 Neagelena cymbiforma	W	25	0.38C
卵形蛛科 Oonopidae	卵形蛛一种 Oonops sp.1	H	17		0.81C
卵形蛛科 Oonopidae	伽马蛛一种 Gamasomorpha sp.1	H	21		0.61C
皿蛛科 Linyphiidae	中指蛛一种 Centromerus sp.1	W	7		5.54S
	皿蛛一种 Linyphia sp.5	W	12		2.44S
	皿蛛一种 Linyphia sp.9	W	13	2.13C
拟平腹蛛科 Zodariidae	马利蛛一种 Mallinella sp.2	H	9	5.83C
平腹蛛科 Gnaphosidae	朱氏狂蛛 Zelotes zhui	H	2	33.03D
平腹蛛科 Gnaphosidae	大理掠蛛 Drassodes daliensis	H	11	4.04S
弱蛛科 Leptonetidae	弱蛛一种 Leptoneta sp.1	W	4		12.76S
跳蛛科 Salticidae	卡氏方胸蛛 Thiania cavaleriei	H	26		0.20C
	西菱头蛛一种 Sibianor sp.1	H	6	8.75D
	兰戈纳蛛一种 Langona sp.1	H	8	6.40S
肖蛸科 Tetragnathidae	柔弱粗螯蛛 Pachygnatha tenera	W	5		7.11S
逍遥蛛科 Philodromidae	逍遥蛛一种 Philodromus sp.2	H	23	0.77C
异纺蛛科 Hexathelidae	大疣蛛一种 Macrothele sp.1	W	16	1.75C	0.32C
圆颚蛛科 Corinnidae	大理刺足蛛 Phrurolithus daliensis	H	15	1.94C	1.15S
栅蛛科 Hahniidae	栅蛛一种 Hahnia sp.2	W	14		1.57C

科名 Family	物种名 Species	生活型 Biotype	物种编号 Species identifier	相对优势度 Relative dominance values (DV')
科名 Family	物种名 Species	生活型 Biotype	物种编号 Species identifier	火烧迹地 Burned	对照样地 Control
巨蟹蛛科 Sparassidae	苍山伪遁蛛 Pseudopoda cangshana	H	22	0.77C	0.18C
狼蛛科 Lycosidae	晨豹蛛 Pardosa chionophila	H	3	22.53D	0.41C
漏斗蛛科 Agelenidae	龙隙蛛一种 Draconarius sp.2	W	1	2.31C	63.50D
	不定龙隙蛛 Draconarius incertus	W	10	5.29S	1.45S
	隙蛛一种 Coelotes sp.3	W	20		0.62C
	光先隙蛛 Coelotes guangxian	W	18	0.98C
	龙隙蛛一种 Draconarius sp.1	W	19	0.95C
	隙蛛一种 Coelotes sp.1	W	24	0.57C
	船形新漏斗蛛 Neagelena cymbiforma	W	25	0.38C
卵形蛛科 Oonopidae	卵形蛛一种 Oonops sp.1	H	17		0.81C
卵形蛛科 Oonopidae	伽马蛛一种 Gamasomorpha sp.1	H	21		0.61C
皿蛛科 Linyphiidae	中指蛛一种 Centromerus sp.1	W	7		5.54S
	皿蛛一种 Linyphia sp.5	W	12		2.44S
	皿蛛一种 Linyphia sp.9	W	13	2.13C
拟平腹蛛科 Zodariidae	马利蛛一种 Mallinella sp.2	H	9	5.83C
平腹蛛科 Gnaphosidae	朱氏狂蛛 Zelotes zhui	H	2	33.03D
平腹蛛科 Gnaphosidae	大理掠蛛 Drassodes daliensis	H	11	4.04S
弱蛛科 Leptonetidae	弱蛛一种 Leptoneta sp.1	W	4		12.76S
跳蛛科 Salticidae	卡氏方胸蛛 Thiania cavaleriei	H	26		0.20C
	西菱头蛛一种 Sibianor sp.1	H	6	8.75D
	兰戈纳蛛一种 Langona sp.1	H	8	6.40S
肖蛸科 Tetragnathidae	柔弱粗螯蛛 Pachygnatha tenera	W	5		7.11S
逍遥蛛科 Philodromidae	逍遥蛛一种 Philodromus sp.2	H	23	0.77C
异纺蛛科 Hexathelidae	大疣蛛一种 Macrothele sp.1	W	16	1.75C	0.32C
圆颚蛛科 Corinnidae	大理刺足蛛 Phrurolithus daliensis	H	15	1.94C	1.15S
栅蛛科 Hahniidae	栅蛛一种 Hahnia sp.2	W	14		1.57C