Oribatid mite assemblages across the tree-line in western Norway and their representation in lake sediments

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 361-374

  de la Riva Caballero, Arguitxu ^a   Birks, H John B ^a,b,c   Bjune, Anne E ^c   Birks, Hilary H ^a,c   Solhøy, Torstein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c BJERKNES CENTRE FOR CLIMATE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acari; Cryptostigmata; Humidity gradient; Oribatida; Taphonomy; Tree line

Indexed keywords

ECOTONE; FOSSIL RECORD; HABITAT TYPE; HOLOCENE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MIRE; MITE; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEDIMENT CORE; TAPHONOMY; TRAP (EQUIPMENT); TREELINE;

NORWAY;

ACARI; ORIBATIDA;

EID: 77952675912     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-010-9411-y     Document Type: Article

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