title: Collembolan species diversity of calcareous canyons in the Republic of Moldova.
abstract: The study of collembolan communities from the Vîşcăuți canyon in Moldova revealed 63 species belonging to 41 genera and 12 families, including four species new for the fauna of the Republic of Moldova. A checklist of collembolan species identified in the five calcareous canyons sampled so far in Moldova is included, with data on habitats, life form, occurrence and comments of distribution of most remarkable species. Of the 98 recognized species of these calcareous canyons, only 38 were shared by Vîşcăuți and the other canyons. The richness of calcareous habitats together with the high heterogeneity in faunal composition suggests that further significant increase in the species richness of the region may be expected.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Zoology of Academy of Sciences of Moldova, Academiei str.1, 2028 Chişinău, Moldova.
authors.forename: Galina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Buşmachiu
authors.affiliation: Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité, ISYEB - UMR 7205 - CNRS, MNHN, UPMC, EPHE, Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Sorbonne Universités, 45 rue Buffon (CP50), 75005 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bedos
authors.affiliation: Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité, ISYEB - UMR 7205 - CNRS, MNHN, UPMC, EPHE, Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Sorbonne Universités, 45 rue Buffon (CP50), 75005 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Deharveng
keywords: Biodiversity; checklist; flotation method; life form