Distribution patterns and environmental correlates of water mites (Hydrachnidia, Acari) in peatland microhabitats

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 147-160

  Więcek, Mariusz ^a   Martin, Peter ^b   Gąbka, Maciej ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acidification; Habitat; Peatlands; Poor rich gradient; Sphagnum; Spring fen; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONDUCTIVITY; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; HABITAT; MICROHABITAT; MITE; PEATLAND; PH; POSTGLACIAL; VEGETATION; WATER DEPTH; WATER QUALITY;

POLAND;

ACARI; ARRENURUS; BRYOPHYTA; HYDRACARINA; HYGROBATES NORVEGICUS; LEBERTIA; PIERSIGIA INTERMEDIA; SEPARATA; SPHAGNUM; ZSCHOKKEA OBLONGA;

OXYGEN; WATER;

ACARI; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE; WETLAND;

ACARI; ANIMALS; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; OXYGEN; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; WATER; WETLANDS;

EID: 84883271927     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-013-9692-8     Document Type: Article

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