<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Mesostigmata mite fauna was investigated in soil of one alkaline fen at Apšuciems in the Maritime Lowland in Latvia in 2009. Thirty sample plots were selected in the following way: half of them were located in Brown Bog Rush, <italic>Schoenus ferrugineus</italic> and half — in Saw-Sedge, <italic>Cladium mariscus</italic> prevailing habitat. Soil samples were collected using a soil borer. Vegetation cover was described in accordance with Braun-Blanquet classes. Mites were extracted using modified Berlese funnels. In total, more than 28 species were recorded, of them <italic>Prozercon kochi</italic> and <italic>Pergamasus vagabundus</italic> were dominant species. Mean density of Mesostigmata mites ranged from 520 to 2140 ind./m<sup>2</sup>. Mite abundance and distribution between habitats depended on vegetation cover of the vascular plants, while moss cover and soil pH had no significant influence.</p></abstract>

Mesostigmata mite fauna was investigated in soil of one alkaline fen at Apšuciems in the Maritime Lowland in Latvia in 2009. Thirty sample plots were selected in the following way: half of them were located in Brown Bog Rush, Schoenus ferrugineus and half — in Saw-Sedge, Cladium mariscus prevailing habitat. Soil samples were collected using a soil borer. Vegetation cover was described in accordance with Braun-Blanquet classes. Mites were extracted using modified Berlese funnels. In total, more than 28 species were recorded, of them Prozercon kochi and Pergamasus vagabundus were dominant species. Mean density of Mesostigmata mites ranged from 520 to 2140 ind./m2. Mite abundance and distribution between habitats depended on vegetation cover of the vascular plants, while moss cover and soil pH had no significant influence.

Factors Influencing Mesostigmata Mites (Acari, Parasitiformes) In The Alkaline Fen Habitats

Institute of Biology, University of Latvia, Miera iela 3, Salaspils, LV-2169, LATVIA

Faculty of Biology, University of Latvia, Kronvalda bulv. 4, Rīga, LV-1586, LATVIA

Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences.

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MESOSTIGMATA ĒRČU (Acari, Parasitiformes) BLĪVUMU UN SABIEDRĪBU STRUKTŪRU IETEKMĒJOŠIE FAKTORI KAĻĶAINĀ PURVĀ

Mesostigmata mite fauna was investigated in soil of one alkaline fen at Apšuciems in the Maritime Lowland in Latvia in 2009. Thirty sample plots were selected...

Factors Influencing Mesostigmata Mites (Acari, Parasitiformes) In The Alkaline Fen Habitats

Published Online: Jul 14, 2015

Page range: 50 - 56

Received: Sep 25, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/prolas-2015-0006

Keywords
plant communities, soil, ecotone, Latvia, Maritime Lowland

© Ineta Salmane et al.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Factors Influencing Mesostigmata Mites (Acari, Parasitiformes) In The Alkaline Fen Habitats

Published Online: Jul 14, 2015

Page range: 50 - 56

Received: Sep 25, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/prolas-2015-0006

Keywordsplant communities, soil, ecotone, Latvia, Maritime Lowland

© Ineta Salmane et al.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
plant communities, soil, ecotone, Latvia, Maritime Lowland