Sinclair, B.J.; Lord, J.M.; Thompson, C.M. 2001. Microhabitat selection and seasonality of alpine invertebrates. Pedobiologia 45: 107-120.
This study examined the invertebrate fauna under rock slabs in summer and winter on Rock and Pillar Range, Otago. Rock size and season were the most important determinants of species presence. Species examined in detail were the cockroach Celatoblatta quinquemaculata, alpine weta Hemideina maori, and a spider Neoramia childi. We found evidence of positive interactions between weta and cockroach independent of rock size, but negative interactions between these species and spiders. The amount of vegetation around the rock was positively associated with cockroaches but negatively with weta. Adjacent vegetation composition had no effect.
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