We investigated the effects of switching from conventional management to organic
management on the abundance and community composition of soil-living oribatid mites in …

Tropical montane forests are being turned into pastures for cattle at an unprecedented rate.
However, efforts are being made to reforest pastures in particular if invaded by weeds of low …

In this communication results of an ecological study of soil Oribatida from Northern Tripura,
India have been incorporated. Soil samples were collected fortnightly from two sites over a …

Abundances and species distributions of oribatid mites (Acari: Cryptostigmata) were
investigated in a cool temperate forest developed on a slope in the Ashiu Experimental …

We investigated communities of oribatid mites in five peat bogs in the north-west of the East
European plain. We aimed to determine the extent to which geographic factors (latitude …

Despite the ubiquity of oribatid mites in soil and litter systems, and their importance in
decomposition and nutrient cycling processes, little is known of the factors underlying the …

Spatial distribution is an important topic in community ecology and a key to understanding
the structure and dynamics of populations and communities. However, the available …

Soil inhabiting oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) are one of the most interesting groups of
animals because of their ecological characteristics at the community level. However, existing …

Soil contains a diverse fauna and microflora that are vital for maintaining healthy soils and
their various ecosystem services. Oribatid mites are typically highly abundant arthropods in …

For centuries soil and the life in it were of little interest to humankind. Two centuries ago, in
1788, Gilbert White called our attention to life in the soil. He discussed seven functions of …