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Badania nad potencjalnym wykorzystaniem pluskwiaków różnoskrzydłych (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) w bioindykacji i monitoringu przyrodniczym
Barbara LisNatalia Domagałasubject
chemical pollutantsNabisbiomonitoringtrue bugszoocoenological indicatorsStictopleurusPolandenvironmentbioindicationdescription
This paper presented the results of the studies on true bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) alongside evaluating their potential usefulness in biomonitoring and bioindication. The studies were carried out in May and August of 2017. Three research sites situated at various distances from the full-scale plants (Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe Kędzierzyn SA, Zakłady Chemiczne Petrochemia-Blachownia SA, Zakłady Koksownicze ArcelorMittal Poland Zdzieszowice) and the control area out of reach of the emission of chemical pollutants, i.e. the meadows in the Chrząstowice area of Natura 2000, have been selected for studies. All studied meadows were classified within the Molinio-Arrhenatheretea class. As a result of the studies, 619 specimens of Heteroptera representing 50 species and 14 families have been sampled. The collected material was identified using the appropriate keys for identifying true bugs and then analysed concerning zoocoenological indicators, such as species similarities, frequency, constancy, and domination. The results of the zoocoenological analyses allow the delineation of some preliminary conclusions regarding the use of true bugs in biomonitoring and bioindication. Stictopleurus punctatonervosus appeared to be a potential bioindicator, having been reaching the status of the eudominant species only in the control area, whereas it was less numerous in the research sites around the contaminations emitters. Moreover, the control area was distinguished by the highest species diversity, and the value of the species similarity index between the control area and any other research site was proved to grow along with the distance increase from the emitter source. The increased number of predatory species (mainly those of the genus Nabis) was detected in the analysed research sites surrounding the full-scale plants, and it concerned the number of individuals and species. True bugs have also appeared to be good indicators of environmental humidity because the hygrophilous species have occurred exclusively in meadows growing on strongly humid soils, while xerophilous species predominated in the sites with dry soils. Studies on evaluating the potential usefulness of true bugs in biomonitoring and bioindication have been till now conducted only sporadically; however, based on the results of the present studies, it seems to be worth continuing.
year | journal | country | edition | language |
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2023-03-29 | Heteroptera Poloniae - Acta Faunistica |