Oribatid mite (Acari) community structure in steppic habitats of Burgos Province, central northern Spain

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 39, Issue 39, 2005, Pages 3453-3470

  Arroyo, Julio ^a   Iturrondobeitia, Juan Carlos ^b   Rad, Carlos ^a   González Carcedo, Salvador ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acari; Community analysis; Habitat preferences; Northern Spain; Oribatida; Species diversity; Species richness; Steppic habitats

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HABITAT SELECTION; MITE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BURGOS [CASTILLA Y LEON]; CASTILLA Y LEON; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ACARI; ORIBATIDA;

EID: 31144458395     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930500240346     Document Type: Article

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