Biodiversity of soil oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) in a tropical highland plateaux, Bi Doup-Nui Ba National Park, Southern Vietnam

作者：Minor Maria A^*; Ermilov Sergey G; Anichkin Alexander E

来源：Tropical Ecology, 2017, 58(1): 45-55.

• Abundance
• community structure
• forest type
• microarthropods
• species richness
• substrate effects

Biodiversity patterns (alpha-, beta-and gamma-diversity, abundance, community structure) of oribatid mites were investigated in six sites in a tropical montane forest in the Central Highlands region of Southern Vietnam. The diversity patterns in oribatid communities were investigated in relation to substrate (leaf litter vs. soil) and forest type (conifer-dominated vs. broadleaf-dominated). The density and species richness of oribatid mites in the soil were greater in the conifer-dominated sites. The community structure was also different between conifer-dominated and deciduous tree-dominated sites. Species from families Galumnidae, Otocepheidae, Haplozetidae and Scheloribatidae were dominant in each plot. In conclusion, density and species richness of Oribatida were influenced by both forest type and substrate, and community composition was strongly influenced by the substrate.

• 出版日期2017-1