Identification of metal-responsive oribatid mites in a comparative survey of polluted soils

Pedobiologia

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 207-221

  Khalil, Mohamed A ^a   Janssens, Thierry K S ^b   Berg, Matty P ^b   van Straalen, Nico M ^b  

^a Tanta University   (Egypt)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Community; Heavy metals; Oribatid mites; Platynothrus peltifer; Tectocepheus velatus

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; CADMIUM; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIVERSITY INDEX; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MITE; SOIL POLLUTION;

ACARI; GALUMNA; HYPOCHTHONIUS RUFULUS; LANCEOLATA; METABELBA; OPPIELLA NOVA; ORIBATIDA; PLATYNOTHRUS PELTIFER; SUCTOBELBELLA; TECTOCEPHEUS VELATUS;

EID: 61749096924     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedobi.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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