Soil, Vegetation and Space: An Analysis of Their Effects on the Invertebrate Communities of a Moorland in North-East England

1. The role of spatial factors in determining the structure and function of plant and invertebrate communities on a 117 ha upland moor in north-east England was investigated using ordination and Mantel tests. 2. The vegetation species composition was spatially autocorrelated and associated with the soil conditions. The species composition of Auchenorrhyncha (Hemiptera) communities appeared to be determined by both the soil conditions and...