Most European forests are managed by humans. However, the manner and intensity of
management vary. While the effect of forest management on above-ground communities has …

Although the community structure of oribatid mites in forests and other ecosystems has been
investigated frequently (eg Garay 1981, Luxton 1981a, Huhta et al. 1986, Wunderle 1992 …

We studied the oribatid mite communities in forest floor and in decaying wood in pine (Pinus
sylvestris), spruce (Picea abies) and deciduous (mainly Betula pendula and B. pubescens) …

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 …

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 …

We assessed oribatid mite abundance, species richness and community composition in
arboreal and terrestrial habitats associated with 12 western redcedar trees in the Interior …

In naturally fragmented, isolated, or patchily distributed habitats that contain non‐vagile
organisms, we expect dispersal to be limited, and patterns of diversity to differ from similar …

Five common microhabitats were selected on the forest floor (beech litter, moss on beech
litter, moss on beech stumps, rotting beech wood and damp litter) and two microhabitats on …

The community structure, stable isotope ratios (15 N/14 N, 13 C/12 C) and reproductive
mode of oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) were investigated in four habitats (upper tree bark …

Biodiversity and biomass of aboveground arthropods in central European forests
continuously declined during the last decade. However, whether belowground …