title: The use of directional traps for the assessment of short-term phenanthrene effects upon soil springtail communities.
abstract: Directional traps, both horizontal and vertical, were used to assess the behavioural impact of phenanthrene application on soil springtail communities. Avoidance was not detected. Rather, a vertical attraction of the dominant species, Folsomia manolachei, was demonstrated, as well as a decrease in horizontal movements of Lepidocyrtus lanuginosus, another important species mainly captured at the soil surface. Ecological consequences of the results are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CNRS UMR 5176, 4 Avenue du Petit-Chateau, 91800 Brunoy, France.
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gass
authors.forename: Servane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gillet
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Ponge
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001181:Arthropods / Q000737:chemistry*; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects; D017753:Ecosystem; D010616:Phenanthrenes / Q000633:toxicity*; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D010616:Phenanthrenes; D012989:Soil Pollutants; C031181:phenanthrene