Whose perspective counts? A critical look at definitions of terms used for natural and near-natural forests

S Savilaakso, N Lausberg, PO Waeber, O Hillgén… - One Earth, 2023 - cell.com
The way forests are defined, using terms such as ancient, old-growth, primary, sacred, or
intact forest landscapes, has far-reaching impacts on how, why, and where forests are …

Soil fauna community characteristics and driving factors of Pinus tabuliformis in the loess region of northern Shaanxi

Y Zhou, C Liu, N Ai, J Qin, J Shi, Z Nan - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aimed to examine the characteristics and regulatory mechanisms of the soil fauna
community in Pinus tabuliformis plantations at different restoration ages. The study was …

Impact assessment of heavy metal pollution on soil mite communities (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Zlatna Depression–Transylvania

M Manu, RI Băncilă, V Iordache, F Bodescu… - Process Safety and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The heavy metal pollution level of soil from twelve grasslands and its impact on soil mite
communities was assessed. The impact assessment was investigated, taking into account …

Effects of three typical grass cultivation patterns on the community structure of soil mites in rocky desertification control area, Guizhou, China∗∗

Q Wei, Y Zhou, N **ao, J Huang, H **ao… - Environmental …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The use of grass cultivation in the restoration of degraded ecosystems is widespread, in
order to reveal the effect of different grass cultivation patterns on the community structure of …

Importance of moss habitats for mesostigmatid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) in Romania

M Manu, RI Bancila, M Onete - Turkish Journal of Zoology, 2018 - journals.tubitak.gov.tr
This study aimed to characterize the composition of soil mite populations (Acari:
Mesostigmata) from 3 moss habitats (rock moss, bark moss, and soil moss). In total, 15 …

Mites (Acari) as a relevant tool in trace evidence and postmortem analyses of buried corpses

JK Rai, J Amendt, V Bernhardt… - Journal of Forensic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This report interprets the presence of mite species in three clandestine graves in Europe,
evaluating their potential use as trace evidence or markers. Grave 1 (Sweden): Two mite …

World distribution and habitat scope of Ameroseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata)

A Khalili-Moghadam, A Saboori - Persian Journal of Acarology, 2021 - biotaxa.org
The mite family Ameroseiidae with 138 valid species is presently classified in the
superfamily Ascoidea of the order Mesostigmata. Seventy-two species have been described …

[PDF][PDF] Soil Mite (Acari: Mesostigmata) Communities and Their Relationships with Some Environmental Variables in Experimental Grasslands from Bucegi Mountains …

M Manu, RI Bancila, OJ Mountford, T Marusca, VA Blaj… - 2022 - academia.edu
The main objective of the study was to analyse, for the first time in Romania, the
relationships between five experimental grasslands and Mesostigmata fauna …

[PDF][PDF] Does Gamasid mites (Acari, Mesostigmata) observed in oil palm and rubber plantations can be used as indicators of tropical secondary forest soil …

JK N'DRI, RY KOFFI, BM DIARRA, SCK MANOU - academia.edu
The aim of the study was to assess modifications in the community of soil mesostigmatid
mites', as indicator of environment stability with land-use change across 2–4 texturally …