Abstract:
Urbanization of territories leads to the formation of ecosystems that are significantly different from natural
ones. Invertebrates are the most effective and promising group of bioindicators of anthropogenic impact on
natural and urban ecosystems. However, very little work has been done to study the fauna of urban ecosystems
in Kazakhstan. The article presents research data on invertebrates of the Karaganda region by specialists
of the Department of Zoology of Karaganda State University, carried out in different years and during periods
of field practice. Analysis of invertebrate lawn communities showed the dominance of insects, in particular
hymenopteran genera Formica, Myrmic, Camponotus. In second place in terms of numbers are coleoptera,
among which ground beetles and staphilins prevail, as characteristic inhabitants of the city. The predominance
of insects is a zonal sign. Among them there are dangerous pests: larvae of nutcracker beetles, black
beetles, and lamellar beetles. Soil worms include earthworms: Lumbricus rubellus, Eisenia nordenskioldi,
Appropriateode caliginosa f. typica. Predators dominate the trophic structure of lawn inhabitants, which is
very characteristic of urban cenoses. The high number of predatory forms, the diversity of orders and families
testifies to the favorable ecological regime of the studied lawn cenoses as a result of their long existence.
