Diversity and Distribution of Mites (Acari: Ixodida, Mesostigmata, Trombidiformes, Sarcoptiformes) in the Svalbard Archipelago

Svalbard is a singular region to study biodiversity. Located at a high latitude and geographically isolated, the archipelago possesses widely varying environmental conditions and unique flora and fauna communities. It is also here where particularly rapid environmental changes are occurring, having...

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Main Authors: Anna Seniczak, Stanisław Seniczak, Marla D. Schwarzfeld, Stephen J. Coulson, Dariusz J. Gwiazdowicz
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:6c95548d7afe4d6d90805dbc7f9388e7 2023-05-15T14:53:41+02:00 Diversity and Distribution of Mites (Acari: Ixodida, Mesostigmata, Trombidiformes, Sarcoptiformes) in the Svalbard Archipelago Anna Seniczak Stanisław Seniczak Marla D. Schwarzfeld Stephen J. Coulson Dariusz J. Gwiazdowicz 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/d12090323 https://doaj.org/article/6c95548d7afe4d6d90805dbc7f9388e7 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/9/323 https://doaj.org/toc/1424-2818 doi:10.3390/d12090323 1424-2818 https://doaj.org/article/6c95548d7afe4d6d90805dbc7f9388e7 Diversity, Vol 12, Iss 323, p 323 (2020) checklist Astigmata Endeostigmata Oribatida Prostigmata climate change Biology (General) QH301-705.5 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/d12090323 2023-01-08T01:39:29Z Svalbard is a singular region to study biodiversity. Located at a high latitude and geographically isolated, the archipelago possesses widely varying environmental conditions and unique flora and fauna communities. It is also here where particularly rapid environmental changes are occurring, having amongst the fastest increases in mean air temperature in the Arctic. One of the most common and species-rich invertebrate groups in Svalbard is the mites (Acari). We here describe the characteristics of the Svalbard acarofauna, and, as a baseline, an updated inventory of 178 species (one Ixodida, 36 Mesostigmata, 43 Trombidiformes, and 98 Sarcoptiformes) along with their occurrences. In contrast to the Trombidiformes and Sarcoptiformes, which are dominated in Svalbard by species with wide geographical distributions, the Mesostigmata include many Arctic species (39%); it would thus be an interesting future study to determine if mesostigmatid communities are more affected by global warming then other mite groups. A large number of new species (42 spp.) have been described from Svalbard, including 15 that have so far been found exclusively there. It is yet uncertain if any of these latter species are endemic: six are recent findings, the others are old records and, in most cases, impossible to verify. That the Arctic is still insufficiently sampled also limits conclusions concerning endemicity. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change Global warming Svalbard Mite Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Svalbard Svalbard Archipelago Diversity 12 9 323
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Astigmata
Endeostigmata
Oribatida
Prostigmata
climate change
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
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Astigmata
Endeostigmata
Oribatida
Prostigmata
climate change
Biology (General)
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Anna Seniczak
Stanisław Seniczak
Marla D. Schwarzfeld
Stephen J. Coulson
Dariusz J. Gwiazdowicz
Diversity and Distribution of Mites (Acari: Ixodida, Mesostigmata, Trombidiformes, Sarcoptiformes) in the Svalbard Archipelago
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Oribatida
Prostigmata
climate change
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description Svalbard is a singular region to study biodiversity. Located at a high latitude and geographically isolated, the archipelago possesses widely varying environmental conditions and unique flora and fauna communities. It is also here where particularly rapid environmental changes are occurring, having amongst the fastest increases in mean air temperature in the Arctic. One of the most common and species-rich invertebrate groups in Svalbard is the mites (Acari). We here describe the characteristics of the Svalbard acarofauna, and, as a baseline, an updated inventory of 178 species (one Ixodida, 36 Mesostigmata, 43 Trombidiformes, and 98 Sarcoptiformes) along with their occurrences. In contrast to the Trombidiformes and Sarcoptiformes, which are dominated in Svalbard by species with wide geographical distributions, the Mesostigmata include many Arctic species (39%); it would thus be an interesting future study to determine if mesostigmatid communities are more affected by global warming then other mite groups. A large number of new species (42 spp.) have been described from Svalbard, including 15 that have so far been found exclusively there. It is yet uncertain if any of these latter species are endemic: six are recent findings, the others are old records and, in most cases, impossible to verify. That the Arctic is still insufficiently sampled also limits conclusions concerning endemicity.
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author Anna Seniczak
Stanisław Seniczak
Marla D. Schwarzfeld
Stephen J. Coulson
Dariusz J. Gwiazdowicz
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Marla D. Schwarzfeld
Stephen J. Coulson
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title Diversity and Distribution of Mites (Acari: Ixodida, Mesostigmata, Trombidiformes, Sarcoptiformes) in the Svalbard Archipelago
title_short Diversity and Distribution of Mites (Acari: Ixodida, Mesostigmata, Trombidiformes, Sarcoptiformes) in the Svalbard Archipelago
title_full Diversity and Distribution of Mites (Acari: Ixodida, Mesostigmata, Trombidiformes, Sarcoptiformes) in the Svalbard Archipelago
title_fullStr Diversity and Distribution of Mites (Acari: Ixodida, Mesostigmata, Trombidiformes, Sarcoptiformes) in the Svalbard Archipelago
title_full_unstemmed Diversity and Distribution of Mites (Acari: Ixodida, Mesostigmata, Trombidiformes, Sarcoptiformes) in the Svalbard Archipelago
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