Wehner, Katja ; Heethoff, Michael ; Brückner, Adrian (2018)
Seasonal fluctuation of oribatid mite communities in forest microhabitats.
In: PeerJ, 2018, (6)
doi: 10.7717/peerj.4863
Artikel, Zweitveröffentlichung, Verlagsversion
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)
Oribatid mites are abundant and diverse decomposers in almost all terrestrial microhabitats,
especially in temperate forests. Although their functional importance
in the decomposition system in these forests has been investigated, spatio-temporal
patterns of oribatid mite communities inhabiting different microhabitats have largely
been neglected. Therefore, we (i) investigated seasonal fluctuation (monthly over one
year) in oribatid-mite community structure and specificity to three microhabitats
(moss, dead wood and litter) and (ii) analyzed the influence of air temperature
and overall air humidity on seasonal community changes. In total, 57,398 adult
oribatid mite individuals were collected. Total abundance, species richness and diversity
differed among microhabitats. Seasonal changes were most pronounced in moss and
least in litter. While overall air humidity had no influence on species distribution
and community changes, air temperature positively influenced species richness and
diversity, again most pronounced in moss. The calculated environmental temperature
occurrence niche showed that 35% of adult oribatid mite species occurred at higher air
temperatures. Furthermore, interaction/bipartite networks were more generalized -
i.e., species were more equally distributed among moss, dead wood and litter - when
ambient air temperatures were higher. This pattern is probably due to the dispersal
ability of adult oribatid mites, i.e., species enter a dispersal mode only at higher air
temperatures.
| Typ des Eintrags: |
Artikel
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| Erschienen: |
2018 |
| Autor(en): |
Wehner, Katja ; Heethoff, Michael ; Brückner, Adrian |
| Art des Eintrags: |
Zweitveröffentlichung |
| Titel: |
Seasonal fluctuation of oribatid mite communities in forest microhabitats |
| Sprache: |
Englisch |
| Publikationsjahr: |
2018 |
| Publikationsdatum der Erstveröffentlichung: |
2018 |
| Verlag: |
PeerJ |
| Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: |
PeerJ |
| (Heft-)Nummer: |
6 |
| DOI: |
10.7717/peerj.4863 |
| URL / URN: |
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4863 |
| Herkunft: |
Zweitveröffentlichung aus gefördertem Golden Open Access |
| Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract): |
Oribatid mites are abundant and diverse decomposers in almost all terrestrial microhabitats,
especially in temperate forests. Although their functional importance
in the decomposition system in these forests has been investigated, spatio-temporal
patterns of oribatid mite communities inhabiting different microhabitats have largely
been neglected. Therefore, we (i) investigated seasonal fluctuation (monthly over one
year) in oribatid-mite community structure and specificity to three microhabitats
(moss, dead wood and litter) and (ii) analyzed the influence of air temperature
and overall air humidity on seasonal community changes. In total, 57,398 adult
oribatid mite individuals were collected. Total abundance, species richness and diversity
differed among microhabitats. Seasonal changes were most pronounced in moss and
least in litter. While overall air humidity had no influence on species distribution
and community changes, air temperature positively influenced species richness and
diversity, again most pronounced in moss. The calculated environmental temperature
occurrence niche showed that 35% of adult oribatid mite species occurred at higher air
temperatures. Furthermore, interaction/bipartite networks were more generalized -
i.e., species were more equally distributed among moss, dead wood and litter - when
ambient air temperatures were higher. This pattern is probably due to the dispersal
ability of adult oribatid mites, i.e., species enter a dispersal mode only at higher air
temperatures. |
| Status: |
Verlagsversion |
| URN: |
urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-74757 |
| Sachgruppe der Dewey Dezimalklassifikatin (DDC): |
500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 570 Biowissenschaften, Biologie |
| Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): |
10 Fachbereich Biologie |
| Hinterlegungsdatum: |
10 Jun 2018 19:55 |
| Letzte Änderung: |
10 Jun 2018 19:55 |
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