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Origins of asexuality in Bryobia mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) [PDF]

, 2008
Background Obligate asexual reproduction is rare in the animal kingdom. Generally, asexuals are considered evolutionary dead ends that are unable to radiate. The phytophagous mite genus Bryobia contains a large number of asexual species.
Johannes A.J. Breeuwer, Ros Vera ID, Steph B.J. Menken, Menken Steph BJ, Breeuwer, J.A.J., Menken, S.B.J., Breeuwer Johannes AJ, Ros, V.I.D., Vera I.D. Ros   +8 more
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Morpho-ecological structure of oribatid mite (Acariformes, Oribatida) communities in the forest litter of recultivated areas

Biosystems Diversity, 2019
The study of morpho-ecological organization of oribatid mite communities (Acariformes, Oribatida) inhabiting forest litter of recultivated areas in steppe zone conditions of Ukraine was performed.
Y. Kulbachko, O. Didur, N. Khromykh, A. Pokhylenko, T. Lykholat, B. Levchenko   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Soil Contamination Around the Copper Smelter and the Use of Soil Microarthropods as Bioindicators

Land Degradation &Development, Volume 37, Issue 15, Page 11384-11403, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Soil contamination from smelter emissions, including heavy metals (HM), rare earth elements (REEs), and sulfur, poses a significant threat to soil ecosystems. In the immediate vicinity of the Głogów Copper Smelter, HM concentrations were several times higher than in more distant forest stands.
Jacek Malica, Cezary K. Urbanowski, Mirosław Mleczek, Krzysztof Turczański, Przemysław Niedzielski, Anna Wierzbicka, Agnieszka Andrzejewska, Radosław Witkowski, Maciej Skorupski, Emilia Pers‐Kamczyc, Jacek Kamczyc   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Abundance of oribatid mites.

, 2014
Changes in the abundance of (a) adult oribatid mites (pooled for temperature and resource treatments, see text for details), and (b) juvenile oribatid mites at 10, 15 and 20°C (pooled for resource treatments).
Katja Wehner (609974), Stefan Scheu (130477), Mark Maraun (130469)   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Functional and Taxonomic Structuring of Ground‐Dwelling Spider Communities Under the Combined Effects of the Environment and Metal Contamination

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
Through a field study along a metal contamination gradient, we propose a combined application of taxonomic and functional approaches to study the impacts of contamination on polyphagous predators, spiders. We have demonstrated a significant impact of metal contamination on spider communities, although it operates among a set of variables (e.g ...
Aliénor Duval, Vincent Laderriere, Margot Jans, Jonathan Bouquerel, Philippe Usseglio‐Polatera, Aurélie Cebron, Florence Maunoury‐Danger   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of thread-cutting behaviour in three specialist predatory mites to cope with complex webs of Tetranychus spider mites [PDF]

, 2009
Anti-predator defenses provided by complex webs of Tetranychus mites can severely impede the performance of generalist predatory mites, whereas this may not be true for specialist predatory mites.
Shimoda, T., Dicke, M., Amano, H., Takabayashi, J., Kishimoto, H.   +4 more
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Site‐specific climate responses of soil decomposer biodiversity in forests

Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract Climate change strongly impacts forest ecosystems, exacerbating drought stress, tree mortality, and shifts in species composition. While aboveground changes are well documented, belowground biodiversity and its response to climate‐driven alterations remain less studied.
Katja Wehner, Julian Lunow, Matteo Trevisan, Michael Staab, Alena Rupprecht, Nadine Stief, Christian Storm, Nico Blüthgen, Michael Heethoff   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oribatid mites as vectors of invasive diseases

, 2016
Roczen-Karczmarz, M., Tomczuk, K. (2016): Oribatid mites as vectors of invasive diseases. Acarologia 56 (4): 613-623, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164143, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/acarologia ...
Roczen-Karczmarz, M., Tomczuk, K.
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Functional traits in soil-living oribatid mites unveil trophic reorganization in belowground communities by introduced tree species

Geoderma
Biodiversity loss and its potential threat on ecosystem functions call for a critical evaluation of human impacts on forest ecosystems. Management practices based on stand diversification offer a possible solution to biodiversity loss due to monoculture ...
Jing-Zhong Lu, Christian Bluhm, Estela Foltran, Carmen Alicia Rivera Pérez, Christian Ammer, Tancredi Caruso, Jonas Glatthorn, Norbert Lamersdorf, Andrea Polle, Dorothee Sandmann, Ina Schaefer, Andreas Schuldt, Mark Maraun, Stefan Scheu   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

New oribatid mite (Acari, Oribatida) records in the Antarctic Peninsula region [PDF]

Frontiers of Biogeography
We report new oribatid records from the western Antarctic Peninsula region obtained during the XXIV and XXVI–XXVIII Ukrainian Antarctic expeditions.
Habriel Hushtan, Kateryna Hushtan, Pavlo Kovalenko, Anton Puhovkin, Peter Convey, Iryna Kozeretska   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources