Dead Wood as an Element Enriching Biodiversity of Forest Ecosystems: A Case Study Based on Mites from the Suborder Uropodina (Acari: Parasitiformes)

The importance of dead wood in forest ecosystems for the existence of invertebrates has been widely discussed in the literature. The major aim of this study is to test the hypothesis that the presence of dead wood in forests considerably increases the species diversity of Uropodina (Acari: Parasitif...

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Main Authors: Jerzy Błoszyk, Tomasz Rutkowski, Agnieszka Napierała, Szymon Konwerski, Michał Zacharyasiewicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Diversity
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/10/476