Invasion by Exotic Earthworms Alters Biodiversity and Communities of Litter- and Soil-dwelling Oribatid Mites

Invasion by Exotic Earthworms Alters Biodiversity and Communities of Litter- and Soil-dwelling Oribatid Mites

Exotic earthworms are drivers of biotic communities in invaded North American forest stands. Here we used ecologically important oribatid mite (Arachnida: Acari) communities, as model organisms to study the responses of litter- and soil-dwelling microarthropod communities to exotic earthworm invasio...

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Main Authors: John C. Maerz, Joseph R. Milanovich, Kamal J.K. Gandhi, Melany C. Fisk, Jordan L. Burke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-03-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
Acer spp.
biodiversity
earthworms
exotic species
litter layer
oribatid mites
soil layer
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/3/1/155/

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