High Diversity of Mites (Acari: Oribatida, Mesostigmata) Supports the High Conservation Value of a Broadleaf Forest in Eastern Norway

• Published in: Forests
• Main Authors: Seniczak, Anna, Seniczak, Stanislaw, Stary, Josef, Kaczmarek, Slawomir, Jordal, Bjarte Henry, Kowalski, Jaroslaw, Roth, Steffen, Djursvoll, Per, Bolger, Thomas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2021
• Subjects: Norway; Stump; Fennoscandia
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2770720; https://doi.org/10.3390/f12081098

Broadleaf forests are critical habitats for biodiversity and this biodiversity is in turn essential for their proper functioning. Mites (Acari) are a numerous and functionally essential component of these forests. We report the diversity of two important groups, Oribatida and Mesostigmata, in a broa...