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Diplopods are known to reach high densities in broadleaved and mixed forests of the temperate zone. Their role in litter decomposition was discussed repeatedly and their importance as primary decomposers was shown to be the most significant in the brown forest soils. Diplopods belong to the surface forms. During periods of active feeding they concentrate in forest litter, decaying wood, under stones etc. The pattern of the spatial dispersion within a habitat seems to be the important factor determining the activity of diplopod populations. Dispersion patterns in different habitats can modify widely depending on both specific peculiarities of animals and habitat structure.
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Striganova, B.R. (1975). Dispersion patterns of diplopods and their activity in the litter decomposition in the Carpathian foothills. In: Vaněk, J. (eds) Progress in Soil Zoology. Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1933-0_19
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