Restoration of nutrient-enriched heathlands and similar dry habitats via topsoil removal
requires the re-assembly of above and belowground communities to attain fully functional …

An anthropic ecosystem from Romania was investigated from acarological, vegetation and
chemical point of view. The community structures of two groups of mites were studied (Acari …

A new updated checklist of Georgian oribatid mites is based on the critical review of existing
literature data and new findings. The list includes 534 oribatid species of which 21 species …

Decomposition and topsoil microclimate, mainly humidity and soil temperature, affects the
availability of nutrients, as well as the edaphon structure, including soil mites, springtails …

Mites significantly contribute, prevalently by vertical movement, to mixing of the organic layer
with the mineral soil, thus they may be important in renewing soils. Our aim was to analyze …

Assessment of mine rehabilitation strategies including soil cover treatments rely mainly on
soil physico‐chemical properties or plant performance indices, while much less is known …

Oribatid mite diversity was investigated in the most understudied region of Georgian South-
Eastern Caucasus–open arid ecosystems, which are under heavy natural and …

Abandoned metal (loid) mine tailings show inhospitable conditions for the establishment of
above-and below-ground communities (eg, high metal (loid) levels, organic matter and …

The samples of two technogenic sediments (MOS, coal ash sediment; MOD, a mixture of ash
and natural soil) and two natural soils (MOM, meadow; MOF—forest; both Cambisol Dystric) …

Faunal surveys were performed in Mtirala National Park (Georgia, Caucasus). Oribatid mites
were collected from four microhabitats (soil, moss, litter, decaying wood) at 15 locations from …