Oribatid mites, also called beetle or moss mites, include more than 10,000 named species
representing 172 families worldwide. This book provides an identification key to the 96 …

Abstract Changes in biodiversity patterns along environmental gradients are receiving
increased interest in context of climate change. Altitudinal changes in the diversity of plants …

Abstract Knowledge on the trophic niche of animal species is important for understanding
their coexistence and hence animal diversity. Trophic niches have been shown to vary with …

As important representatives of Oribatida (Acari), ptyctimous mites comprise more than 1400
described species in 40 genera and subgenera, with nearly cosmopolitan distribution except …

FM-5-Niedbala_Layout 1 Page 1 Ptyctimous mites (Acari: Oribatida) of the Palaearctic Region
Distribution Wojciech Niedbała Warszawa 2012 FAUNA MUNDI Volume 5 Page 2 EDITED BY …

Biodiversity is declining on a global scale with detrimental effects on ecosystem functioning.
Effects of reduced tree diversity on the diversity of aboveground animals have been studied …

Aims: Oribatid mites, with large numbers and rich diversity, are one of the three main groups
of soil animals. Up to 2020, the recorded oribatid mite species in China represented only …

The primitive ptyctimous mites are one of the most important groups of oribatid mites (Acari),
with almost cosmopolitan distribution, except for the Arctic and the Antarctic regions. These …

The morphological ontogeny, distribution and ecology of Damaeus torquisetosus and
Epidamaeus puritanicus were investigated. In the juveniles of D. torquisetosus the legs are …

Aims: Global environmental change leads to increasing biodiversity loss, and soil animal
communities are among the most species-rich components of terrestrial ecosystems. One of …