Oribatid mite communities along an elevational gradient in Sairme gorge (Caucasus)

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 41-51

  Mumladze, Levan ^a,b   Murvanidze, Maka ^b,c   Maraun, Mark ^d   Salakaia, Meri ^c  

^a ILIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Georgia)

^b Invertebrate Research Centre (IRC)   (Georgia)

^c AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (Georgia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caucasus; Diversity; Elevation; Mid domain effect; Oribatid mites

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANIMAL; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST SOIL; HERB; MITE; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SOIL FAUNA; STOCHASTICITY; TAXONOMY;

CAUCASUS;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BRACHYPYLINA; DESMONOMATA; ENARTHRONOTA; MIXONOMATA; ORIBATIDA;

SOIL;

ACARI; ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; BIOTA; CHEMISTRY; FOREST; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SOIL;

ACARI; ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; BIOTA; FORESTS; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); REPRODUCTION; SOIL;

EID: 84938418292     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-015-9893-4     Document Type: Article

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