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Effect of urbanization on centipede (Chilopoda) diversity in the Wielkopolska-Kujawy Lowlands of western Poland

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Over fifty years of research data from various sources were compiled and analyzed in order to determine the effect of urbanization on centipede diversity in the Wielkopolska-Kujawy Lowlands of western Poland. Urbanization has had a significant effect on species composition and community structures. However, it has not reduced overall species richness and diversity in the centipede fauna. The centipede fauna from built-up areas was found to be rich and varied. The habitats with the highest levels of species richness were the city of Poznań and the beech forests in the surrounding region.

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  1. Department of General Zoology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89, PL-61614, Poznań, Poland

    Małgorzata Leśniewska & Krystyna Szybiak

  2. Department of Logic and Methodology of Science, Institute of Philosophy, Adam Mickiewicz University, Szamarzewskiego 89 C, PL-60569, Poznań, Poland

    Piotr Leśniewski

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Leśniewska, M., Leśniewski, P. & Szybiak, K. Effect of urbanization on centipede (Chilopoda) diversity in the Wielkopolska-Kujawy Lowlands of western Poland. Biologia 63, 711–719 (2008). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-008-0121-0

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