Population density of free-living mites in the ice-free areas around Syowa Station, East Antarctica

• Main Author: Yoshikuni Ohyama
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: National Institute of Polar Research 1977
• Subjects: geo; East Antarctica; East Ongul Island; Langhovde; Ongul; Ongul Island; Skarvsnes; Syowa Station; Antarc*; Antarctica; Mite
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.15094/00007964; https://doaj.org/article/f8d4c0a848aa4ff8866d9d9b46df53e3

Population density of free-living mites was surveyed in the ice-free areas of Ongul Islands, Langhovde and Skarvsnes in the vicinity of Lutzow-Holm Bay, Antarctica. Sampling of mites was carried out on the sandy ground without macrophytic vegetation quantitatively using a petri dish of 6 cm in diame...