Soil mite communities (Acari: Mesostigmata) as indicators of urban ecosystems in Bucharest, Romania

M Manu, RI Băncilă, CC Bîrsan, O Mountford… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The aim of the present study was to establish the effect of management type and of
environmental variables on the structure, abundance and species richness of soil mites …

Soil mite (Acari: Mesostigmata) communities and their relationships with some environmental variables in experimental grasslands from Bucegi Mountains in Romania

M Manu, RI Băncilă, OJ Mountford, T Maruşca, VA Blaj… - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Grasslands are critical from ecological and pastoral points of view, being
defined by valuable species of plants and animals. One of the most important biological …

The impact of the decomposition process of shallow graves on soil mite abundance

JK Rai, BJ Pickles, MA Perotti - Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Burial of a cadaver results in a slower decomposition rate, due to more stable below‐ground
temperatures and restricted access to necrophagous insects. In such circumstances …

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 …

Diversity of edaphic Gamasina mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) in different ecosystems of the Caatinga biome in northeast Brazil

ÁR de Albuquerque Barros, EB de Azevedo… - Systematic and Applied …, 2021 - BioOne
Abstract Knowledge of the fauna of soil mites in Brazilian soils is still scarce and limited to a
few regions, referring almost exclusively to areas of natural vegetation. The purpose of this …

Functional ecosystem parameters: Soil respiration and diversity of mite (Acari, Mesostigmata) communities after disturbance in a Late Cambrian bedrock environment

G Woźniak, J Kamczyc, W Bierza… - Land Degradation & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We analyzed the changes in ecosystem functions (soil respiration and Mesostigmata mite
abundance, species richness and diversity) on various habitats after flooding by highly …

Response of soil mites (Acari, Mesostigmata) to long-term Norway spruce plantation along a mountain stream

J Kamczyc, M Skorupski, MK Dyderski, A Gazda… - … and Applied Acarology, 2018 - Springer
During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, coniferous monocultures were introduced,
replacing natural broadleaved forests in Central Europe, mainly for economic benefits. In the …

Mite communities (Acari: Mesostigmata, Oribatida) in the red belt conk, Fomitopsis pinicola (Polyporales), in Polish forests

AK Gdula, P Skubała, B Zawieja… - … and Applied Acarology, 2021 - Springer
The fruiting bodies of bracket fungi are a specific microhabitat colonized by various
invertebrates of which mites (Acari) are rarely studied, and if they are, the study is usually …

Edaphic mesostigmatid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) and thrips (Insecta: Thysanoptera) in rose cultivation and secondary vegetation areas in the Bogotá plateau …

D Rueda-Ramírez, A Varela Ramirez… - … Journal of Acarology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Soil mesostigmatid mites include predator species with potential as biological control
agents. Their use for that purpose in rose crops in Colombia is highly desirable, to …

Effect of Grazing Management on Predator Soil Mite Communities (Acari: Mesotigmata) in Some Subalpine Grasslands from the Făgăraş Mountains—Romania

M Manu, RI Băncilă, M Onete - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Grasslands are one of the most widely distributed ecosystems at a global
scale. They provide a broad range of ecosystem services, such as provisioning, regulating …