Oribatid Mites - Biodiversity, Taxonomy and Ecology

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Oribatid mites, also called beetle or moss mites, include more than 10,000 named species representing 172 families worldwide.... Show more

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Product description

Authors	Valerie Behan-Pelletier & Zoë Lindo
Language	English
ISBN	9781032102931
Publisher	CRC Press
Pages	494
Size	254 x 178 (mm)
Format	Paperback
Images	Colour images and illustrations
Year published	2023

Oribatid mites, also called beetle or moss mites, include more than 10,000 named species representing 172 families worldwide. This book provides an identification key to the 96 families, 250 genera and the c.580 described species for Canada and Alaska, a fauna that encompasses more than 50% of northern Hemisphere genera. It includes known data on the ecology of species, their distribution in the Holarctic region, and relevant literature.

Oribatid mites are model arthropods in studies on development, morphology, ecology, physiology, and biomechanics. Growing recognition of the importance of soil systems for agriculture, reclamation, carbon storage and climate mitigation has spurred recent interest in the vast soil biodiversity that provide these ecosystem services. Yet the major barrier to exploring and understanding soil biodiversity is lack of comprehensive and functional taxonomic and ecological treatments of key biotic groups; groups such as the oribatid mites.

Oribatid Mites is unparalleled in the comprehensive nature of the information provided. The authors, two leading global experts for this group, hope that readers will come to share their understanding of oribatid mites as part of the charismatic microfauna, the imagery in this book conveying their unique beauty.

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Form and Function
3. Keys: Key to Families; Key to Genera and Species
4. Ecology of Oribatida
5. Diversity of oribatid mites across the Northern North American landscape

References
Index

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