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Microhabitat Selectivity of Mites (Acari) in a Natural Lowland Beech Forest (Melico-Fagetum) in Wronie Reserve (Poland) [PDF]

Insects
The European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) is a tree species common throughout Europe, with the eastern boundary of its range extending across Poland. Samples were collected in several microhabitats of beech stands (e.g., leaf litter, rotting wood, moss ...
Radomir Graczyk, Sławomir Kaczmarek, Tomasz Marquardt, Krzysztof Gęsiński, Dariusz J. Gwiazdowicz   +4 more
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Different patterns, but no temporal decline in temperate forest soil meso- and macrofauna over the last decade. [PDF]

Ecology
Abstract Global biodiversity loss is threatening ecosystem functioning and human well‐being. Arthropods above the ground have substantially decreased in abundance and diversity during the last 15–20 years. However, changes in belowground biodiversity, particularly in forests, received little attention.
Pollierer MM, Junggebauer A, Bluhm S, Jüds M, Klarner B, Scheu S.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Arthropod ectoparasites of synanthropic rodents in northern-central Italy. [PDF]

Med Vet Entomol
The presence of ectoparasites in synanthropic rodents in various Italian provinces was investigated. Eighty‐one Rattus norvegicus, 49 Rattus rattus and 10 Mus musculus were examined Polyplax spinulosa lice, Myobiidae mites, Laelaps echidninus and Notoedres muris were mainly recovered.
Dini FM, Crucitti S, Bordoni T, Galuppi R.   +3 more
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Mesostigmatic mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) associated with rodents in Khorasan Razavi Province, Iran [PDF]

نامه انجمن حشره‌شناسی ایران, 2015
During April 2013 to December 2014, a faunistic study was carried out on mesostigmatic mites associated with rodents in northeastern Iran. In this research two dermanyssoid species were collected: Laelaps algericus Hirst and Hirstionyssus meridianus ...
Sh. Kazemi, Gh. Moravvej, K. Hamidi, L. Nourani   +3 more
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Ectoparasite Diversity and Infection Burden on Two Sympatric Bat Species, <i>Myotis lucifugus</i> and <i>M. septentrionalis</i> (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Ectoparasite community diversity is similar between two endangered bat species in Atlantic Canada. Ectoparasite burden of the two most common ectoparasites varies between bat species in conjunction with their behavior and roosting differences. ABSTRACT Parasites are an abundant and diverse group of organisms that are often excluded from biodiversity ...
Sauk AH, Broders HG.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Diversity Patterns and Ecological Network Features of Soil Mite Trophic Groups in Karst Cave Ecosystems. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Along karst cave gradients, soil mites show rising α‐diversity yet declining functional diversity toward cave entrances. Predatory mites sustain ecological network stability as keystone taxa despite simplified communities in oligotrophic zones. This reveals biodiversity maintenance mechanisms in extreme subterranean ecosystems.
Shen Y, Wei Q, Zhou Y, Song T, Liu Y, Lyu X, Xiao H, Chen H.   +7 more
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Spatial, Temporal, and Host-Specificity Patterns of Three Genera of Blood Coccidian Parasites in Two Syntopic Mediterranean Lizards. [PDF]

Integr Zool
Our results indicated that the three genera of blood parasites found in the two species of lizards studied can exhibit distinct epidemiological patterns across microgeographic and temporal scales. ABSTRACT We investigated the phenological variation of three genera of blood parasites of lizards (Schellackia, Karyolysus, and Lankesterella) using samples ...
Mediavilla C, Fandos G, Blázquez-Castro S, Reguera S, Barrientos R, Megía-Palma R.   +5 more
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First Report on the Molecular Detection and Characterization of <i>Rickettsia felis</i> in Laelapidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) Mites in Malaysia. [PDF]

Vet Sci
Mohamad Tahir H, Ernieenor FCL, Abidin SZ, Narainasamy VV, Ahamad M.   +4 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

A Forest Pool as a Habitat Island for Mites in a Limestone Forest in Southern Norway

Diversity, 2021
Forest water bodies, e.g., pools, constitute ‘environmental islands’ within forests, with specific flora and fauna thus contributing considerably to the landscape biodiversity.
Anna Seniczak, Stanisław Seniczak, Radomir Graczyk, Sławomir Kaczmarek, Bjarte H. Jordal, Jarosław Kowalski, Per Djursvoll, Steffen Roth, Thomas Bolger   +8 more
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Edaphic Mesostigmata mites in central Iran: Twelve new country and local records [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2022
Agroecosystems containing edaphic Mesostigmata mites are considered important predators of nematodes, collembola, and insects, and those living on plants may be effective at controlling pests like spider mites.
Maryam Karbasian, Alireza Jalali Zand, Hadi Ostovan, Ebrahim Soleyman Nejadian   +3 more
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