Prey abundance supporting unusual water mite (Acari: Hydrachnidia) community in a sublacustrine spring and tributary river

Prey abundance supporting unusual water mite (Acari: Hydrachnidia) community in a sublacustrine spring and tributary river

Water mites are predators on microcrustations (Copepoda, Cladocera, Ostracoda) and insect larvae (mostly Diptera). Their communities usually have great diversity with high species richness but relatively low abundance. This may have important implications for poorly investigated predator-prey intera...

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Main Authors: Ivana Pozojević, Ivančica Ternjej, Zlatko Mihaljević, Sanja Gottstein, Natalija Vučković, Valentina Dorić, Mario Rumišek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Szczecin University Press 2018-01-01
Series:Acta Biologica
Subjects:
meiofaunal food web
predator-prey interactions
karst water community
sublacustrine spring
karst river
Online Access:https://wnus.edu.pl/ab/pl/issue/577/article/15566/

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