High-Arctic gamasid mites (Acari, Mesostigmata): community composition on Spitsbergen, Svalbard

This study investigates assemblages of mesostigmatid mites on Spitsbergen, in the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, Norway. Soil samples were collected from three areas with differing vegetational communities in Adventdalen. The greatest gamasid mite density and species diversity was observed at the l...

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Main Authors: Stephen J. Coulson, Dariusz J. Gwiazdowicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2011-08-01
Series:Polar Research
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Online Access:http://www.polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/8311/pdf_227