[HTML][HTML] Type of broadleaf forest matters most for ptyctimous mite communities (Acari, Oribatida) in Norway

A Seniczak, W Niedbała, JC Iturrondobeitia… - Biodiversity and …, 2021 - Springer
… 30% of all ptyctimous mites collected, followed by Phthiracarus … from the forest floor, the
number of ptyctimous mite species … that the abundance of oribatid mites varies with the forest type…

[HTML][HTML] Drought, windthrow and forest operations strongly affect oribatid mite communities in different microhabitats

K Wehner, NK Simons, N Blüthgen… - Global Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
microarthropods substantially involved in these processes. We compare oribatid mite communities
(abundance, species richness… soil) before (2016) and after a sequence of disturbance …

High consistency of trophic niches in generalist arthropod species (Oribatida, Acari) across soil depth and forest type

JZ Lu, PH Cordes, M Maraun, S Scheu - Ecology and Evolution, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
… in oribatid mite species (Acari), one of the most abundant arthropods … groups of soil
microarthropods, including oribatid mites, … After weighing into tin capsules, the natural abundance

Temporal variation of soil microarthropods in different forest types and regions of central Europe

A Junggebauer, C Bluhm, G Erdmann, SL Bluhm… - Oikos, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
… compared the abundance, diversity, community composition, … 1) oribatid mites do not follow
a linear decline in abundanceOribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) in boreal forest floor and …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of forest gap formation and deadwood enrichment on oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) vary between regions

A Junggebauer, NM Gericke, LK Krakau… - Forest Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
abundance, diversity and community composition of oribatid … soil microarthropod group
in Central European forests, … We sampled oribatid mites from forest soils one year after the …

[HTML][HTML] Functional traits in soil-living oribatid mites unveil trophic reorganization in belowground communities by introduced tree species

JZ Lu, C Bluhm, E Foltran, CAR Pérez, C Ammer… - Geoderma, 2024 - Elsevier
… that the total abundance and richness of oribatid mites are resistant to … of forest type on the
trait composition of soil oribatid mites … availability and microarthropod communities in forests of …

Mite density, not diversity, declines with biomass removal in Patagonian woodlands

MM Fernández, C Casas, JC Bedano, DM Eissenstat… - Applied Soil …, 2022 - Elsevier
… For instance, mesofauna are microarthropods whose body … found that Oribatida richness,
α-diversity, and composition did not … fine debris on the forest floor after biomass removal could …

Vertical distribution of edaphic oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) in two artificial forests planted on temperate grasslands

E Levy, MF Alvarez, NA Fredes - Soil Research, 2024 - CSIRO Publishing
Oribatid mites are the most abundant taxon in forest soils that rely … In levels S and D, the
following soil properties were … structure, composition, and distribution of oribatid communities in …

Does litter decomposition affect mite communities (Acari, Mesostigmata)? A five-year litterbag experiment with 14 tree species in mixed forest stands growing on a post …

CK Urbanowski, P Horodecki, J Kamczyc, M Skorupski… - Geoderma, 2021 - Elsevier
… that mesostigmatid abundance, species richness and diversity … Soil microarthropods were
extracted from litterbag samples … followed by the standard error (SE). We calculated the mean …

Ecological Spotlights on Mites (Acari) in Norwegian Conifer Forests: A Review

S Hågvar - Pests Control and Acarology, 2020 - books.google.com
… regulating factor in microarthropod communities. Several … Mites (Acari) represent one of the
species rich and abundant … Smaller, deeper-living species became abundant after 5–10 years…