Distribution saisonnière et verticale d'une population d'Onychiurus zschokkei Handschin (collembole) dans une litière d'une forêt de chêne vert (Quercus ilex Linné) de la région méditerranéenne française

Abstract

Seasonal and vertical distribution of a population of Onychiurus zschokkei H. (collembola) in the litter of a evergreen oak's (Quercus ilex L.) forest of mediterranean area. In a evergreen oak's litter of provençal area, the collembola Onychiurus zschokkei H. migrated in relation to the microclimatic conditions. The total number of this species was always lower in the L layer, maximum in the F layer, except at the beginning of the dry season. At this time, the most abundant populations have been observed in the layer H.