Type of broadleaf forest matters most for ptyctimous mite communities (Acari, Oribatida) in Norway
Abstract We studied ptyctimous moss mites, which are characteristic of forest habitats, in Norwegian broadleaf forests considered as biodiversity hotspot areas in Fennoscandia. The study aimed to evaluate the effect of different factors (regional locality, annual precipitation, mean annual temperatu...
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crspringernat:10.1007/s10531-021-02228-1 2023-05-15T16:11:45+02:00 Type of broadleaf forest matters most for ptyctimous mite communities (Acari, Oribatida) in Norway Seniczak, Anna Niedbała, Wojciech Iturrondobeitia, J. Carlos Seniczak, Stanisław Roth, Steffen Jordal, Bjarte H. Norwegian Taxonomy Initiative University of Bergen 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-021-02228-1 https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10531-021-02228-1.pdf https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10531-021-02228-1/fulltext.html en eng Springer Science and Business Media LLC https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY Biodiversity and Conservation volume 30, issue 11, page 2929-2953 ISSN 0960-3115 1572-9710 Nature and Landscape Conservation Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 2021 crspringernat https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-021-02228-1 2022-01-04T07:44:51Z Abstract We studied ptyctimous moss mites, which are characteristic of forest habitats, in Norwegian broadleaf forests considered as biodiversity hotspot areas in Fennoscandia. The study aimed to evaluate the effect of different factors (regional locality, annual precipitation, mean annual temperature, forest type, forest wetness and microhabitat) on the ptyctimous mites and on discovering their richness in broadleaf forests. Samples were collected from nine broadleaf forests in Western, Southern and Eastern Norway, in different climatic conditions, six forest types, three forest wetness states and eight microhabitats. Overall, 3341 ptyctimous mites were collected and their abundance differed significantly among the regions, forest types and microhabitats. Forest type turned out to be the most important factor, responsible for 24.5% of the total variation in the abundance of the ptyctimous mites. Other important factors were forest wetness and microhabitat. In total, 27 species, i.e., 87% of all ptyctimous mites known from before in Norway were found and the species richness was highest in the east and lowest in the west of the country. Atropacarus (Atropacarus) striculus was most common and most abundant; it made nearly 30% of all ptyctimous mites collected. On the other hand, a quarter of the species were represented by less than 10 specimens; most of these were new records for Norway. Among ten species discovered as new to Norway, four were also new to Fennoscandia. These findings confirm the unique character and high biological diversity of Norwegian broadleaf forests. Article in Journal/Newspaper Fennoscandia Mite Springer Nature (via Crossref) Norway Biodiversity and Conservation 30 11 2929 2953 |
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Abstract We studied ptyctimous moss mites, which are characteristic of forest habitats, in Norwegian broadleaf forests considered as biodiversity hotspot areas in Fennoscandia. The study aimed to evaluate the effect of different factors (regional locality, annual precipitation, mean annual temperature, forest type, forest wetness and microhabitat) on the ptyctimous mites and on discovering their richness in broadleaf forests. Samples were collected from nine broadleaf forests in Western, Southern and Eastern Norway, in different climatic conditions, six forest types, three forest wetness states and eight microhabitats. Overall, 3341 ptyctimous mites were collected and their abundance differed significantly among the regions, forest types and microhabitats. Forest type turned out to be the most important factor, responsible for 24.5% of the total variation in the abundance of the ptyctimous mites. Other important factors were forest wetness and microhabitat. In total, 27 species, i.e., 87% of all ptyctimous mites known from before in Norway were found and the species richness was highest in the east and lowest in the west of the country. Atropacarus (Atropacarus) striculus was most common and most abundant; it made nearly 30% of all ptyctimous mites collected. On the other hand, a quarter of the species were represented by less than 10 specimens; most of these were new records for Norway. Among ten species discovered as new to Norway, four were also new to Fennoscandia. These findings confirm the unique character and high biological diversity of Norwegian broadleaf forests. |
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Type of broadleaf forest matters most for ptyctimous mite communities (Acari, Oribatida) in Norway |
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Type of broadleaf forest matters most for ptyctimous mite communities (Acari, Oribatida) in Norway |
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Type of broadleaf forest matters most for ptyctimous mite communities (Acari, Oribatida) in Norway |
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Type of broadleaf forest matters most for ptyctimous mite communities (Acari, Oribatida) in Norway |
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