Bluhm, Christian
[VerfasserIn]
;
Maraun, Mark
[AkademischeR BetreuerIn];
Maraun, Mark
[Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft];
Scheu, Stefan
[Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]
Oribatid mite community structure and trophic ecology along a forest land-use gradient: effect of dead wood, time and root-trenching
Beschreibung:
Oribatid mites are involved in decomposition processes, formation of soil structure and nutrient cycling in most soils worldwide. The main habitats of oribatid mites are litter and soil but they also occur numerously on tree trunks, dead wood, marine intertidal zones and freshwater habitats. Especially in forest ecosystems they reach high local density and diversity and often dominate arthropod fauna in edaphic and arboreal habitats where they form an important part of the food web. Although oribatid mites are often regarded as a functional group of primary decomposers they feed on a wide r...