Open AccessThe tardigrades of Emilia (Italy). II. Monte Rondinaio. A multihabitat study on a high altitude valley of the northern Apennines
Author(s) -
BERTOLANI ROBERTO,
REBECCHI LORENA
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
zoological journal of the linnean society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.148
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1096-3642
pISSN - 0024-4082
DOI - 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1996.tb02329.x
Subject(s) - lichen , altitude (triangle) , biology , glacial period , ecology , beech , plant litter , litter , habitat , effects of high altitude on humans , streams , physical geography , paleontology , geography , ecosystem , geometry , mathematics , anatomy , computer network , computer science
We investigated a small valley of glacial origin in the northern Apennines (Italy). A multihabitat study was performed on the mosses and lichens on rocks, temporarily submersed mosses, beech litter, grass turf and sediments from pools, ponds and streams. A few species colonized more than one habitat. Several species were typical of high altitudes or latitudes, some were rare, and two, Hypsibius pradellii sp. nov. and Diphascon (Diphascon) secchii sp. nov. , were new to science.