Soil Oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) in the plots of grass collection in ihar Bydgoszcz
The population of soil oribatid mites in 14 plots of grass collection in IHAR in Bydgoszcz was investigated. Abundance of Oribatida population ranged 0.8–46.7 thousand indiv./m2.
Grzegorz Bukowski, Bogusław Chachaj
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Diversity of Oribatids (Acari) at Different Land Use Types in Mentebah, Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan [PDF]
Kalimantan forests are mostly managed by human. Deforestation will affect the ecosystem and species inside. Oribatids are the most abundant soil mesofauna. They have an important role in decomposition of organic matter in the soil.
Santoso, S. (Sugeng) +2 more
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Se elabora por primera vez un listado mundial de ácaros oribátidos y en él se relacionan sistemáticamente las cerca de 9.000 especies (y subespecies) válidas hasta ahora descritas con sus correspondientes sinonimias, más de un millar, las cuales se ...
Luis S. Subías
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Two new species of the superfamily Phthiracaroidea (Acari, Oribatida) from the Seychelles and the USA with notes on other ptyctimous mites from diverse countries [PDF]
Two new species of the family Phthiracaridae, Arphthicarus paratinctus sp. n. from the Seychelles, and Atropacarus (Atropacarus) paraclavigerus sp. n. from California, USA are described and figured.
Niedbała, Wojciech, Starý, Josef
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Aim. The aim is to conduct a comparative analysis of the composition of the terrestrial fauna of the Tethys desert-steppe region of the Palearctic.Materials and methods.
G. M. Abdurakhmanov +9 more
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Diatom and microarthropod communities of three airfields in Estonia – Their differences and similarities and possible linkages to airfield properties [PDF]
Even though airfields, which are often anthropologically modified natural areas, are continuously influenced by human activities, their soils are still dynamic ecosystems containing various habitats for microscopic groups of organisms which are
Koff, Tiiu +6 more
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We studied the water balance, body fluid osmolality and survival of the oribatid mite, Pergalumna nervosa, when exposed to drought in field and laboratory experiments.
Stine SLOTSBO +3 more
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"Nymphes plissées" structure of the cuticle of juveniles of some oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida)
The cuticular structure of juveniles of several oribatids of different families with wrinkled cuticles were compared: Hermannia gibba, Tectocepheus velatus, Scutovertex minutus, Achipteria coleoptrata and Eupelops occultus.
Jaroslav SMRŽ
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An Opto-Electronic Sensor-Ring to Detect Arthropods of Significantly Different Body Sizes
Arthropods, including pollinators and pests, have high positive and negative impacts on human well-being and the economy, and there is an increasing need to monitor their activity and population growth.
Esztella Balla +6 more
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Tardigrades and oribatid mites in bryophytes from geothermally active lava fields (Krafla, Iceland) and the description of Pilatobius islandicus sp. nov. (Eutardigrada) [PDF]
In polar regions, apart from tundra and glaciers, geothermally active areas with elevated temperatures are important elements of ecosystems. One such geothermally active region characterized by mosaic ecosystems and vast areas covered by recent lava ...
Jakub Buda +3 more
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