Spatial Distribution of Invertebrates in the Soils of the Southeastern Part of the Bolshezemelskaya Tundra

A characterization of the spatial distribution of soil biota (nematodes, microarthropods, large soil invertebrates) in plant communities of the southeastern sector of the Bolshezemelskaya tundra (Komi Republic, environs of Vorkuta) is given. For all groups of soil invertebrates studied, an aggregated distribution was noted, in which the body size of the organism plays a certain role. It is shown that the level of moisture in the soils of tundra ecosystems does not significantly affect the spatial distribution of various groups of soil organisms.