Soil near mature oaks is refugium for soil mites (Acari, Mesostigmata) in managed forests

Kamczyc, Jacek; Turczański, Krzysztof; Malica, Jacek; Urbanowski, Cezary K.; Kobusiewicz, Adrian; Pers‐Kamczyc, Emilia

doi:10.1080/01647954.2020.1804997

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“…The habitat fragmentation such as soil tillage, reduction of vegetation covers and subsequently the changes in microclimate affect negatively the Gamasid mites' community (Elmoghazy and Shawer, 2013). Living trees especially maintain populations of soil mites in forests as their abundance is higher in soil near growing trees (Kamczyc et al, 2020). The differences in the mesofauna abundance, diversity and composition should be related to the characteristics of the woody species (Heydari et al, 2020).…”

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“…Being predators in the great majority, the abundance and community structure of Gamasina reflect mostly the availability of their prey (Călugăr and Ivan, 2013). Likewise, the particular conditions of each stand (vegetation cover, forest types, soil and plantation types, age, tillage, pesticides and fertilizers application, soil compaction during harvest, and removal of plant biomass) as well as climatic conditions influence both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of the structure of the mesostigmatid mites' communities (Arroyo et The mesostigmatid mites' assemblages are distinguished according to stand floor thickness and microhabitats, probably reflecting species-specific habitat preferences within accumulated litter (Díaz-Aguilar et al, 2013; Kamczyc et al, 2020). The vegetation covers and the resulting litter as well as intensive agriculture affect mite population densities and diversity in the soil (Elmoghazy and Shawer, 2013).…”

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“…A rich substrate in organic matter determine the presence of abundant soil fauna invertebrates, which represent the food source for predator mites (Manu and Ion, 2014). Natural forests are complex and very stable ecosystems with regard to the specific ecological niches of all species (Sakhidad et al, 2016) that create refuges for the soil mites due to their high spatial heterogeneity (Kamczyc et al, 2020). Unfortunately, their abundance and species richness decreased after the forests transformation into plantations (Călugăr, 2018;Kamczyc et al, 2018;Urbanowski et al, 2018).…”

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

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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 distinct soils in La Mé and Grand Lahou, Côte d’Ivoire. The fieldwork was carried out in humid period on two study sites: 1– rubber landscape (secondary forest, 7-, 12- and 25-year-old rubber plantations) and 2– oil palm landscape (secondary forest, 13-, 20- and 39-year-old oil palm plantations). Three sampling stands were established in each land-use type and age class, for a total of 24 sampling stands. On each sampling stands, soil cores for Gamasid mite’s extraction were taken at 10 cm soil depth through a 40–50 m transect. Our findings highlighted a drop of mesostigmatid mites’ density (–49% and –52%), species richness (–41% and –40%), and diversity (–35% and –49%), respectively after conversion of the secondary forests into rubber and oil palm plantations. The soil with clayey sandy and clayey textures favored the development of the mesostigmatid mites, particularly in the abundance and species richness of Uropodina. However, the soil with sandy clayey textures improved the abundance and species richness of Gamasina. The mesostigmatid mites’ community was degraded in sandy-textured soils. In light of the Maturity Index values, a better quality of soil and environment was detected in the secondary forests compared to plantations. The results also suggest that the mesostigmatid mites’ community influence the soil nutrients and probably plant productivity indirectly by influencing the populations of their prey.

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Crop species and year affect soil-dwelling Collembola and Acari more strongly than fertilisation regime in an arable field

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Abundance and diversity of edaphic mites (Arachnida, Acari) under different forest management systems in Indonesia

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Abstract. Ihsan M, Puspitarini RD, Afandhi A, Fernando I. 2021. Abundance and diversity of edaphic mites (Arachnida, Acari) under different forest management systems in Indonesia. Biodiversitas 22: 3685-3692. Edaphic mites play crucial roles in maintaining ecosystem services that are essential to human needs. However, the conversion of natural habitats followed by agricultural intensification may adversely affect edaphic mites. The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of different management systems on edaphic mite abundance, richness, and diversity in tropical rain forests in Indonesia. There were five forest management systems, which were as follows: secondary forest, production forest (pine monoculture), and three agroforestry systems (pine + coffee, mahogany + coffee, and mahogany + new cocoyam). We established a transect containing five research plots for each forest management system. Litter and soil from each plot were collected from December to March 2021. Temperature, relative humidity, and pH of litter and soil, as well as litter thickness, were measured. We found that edaphic mite abundance, richness, and diversity in the secondary forest were similar to managed forests. However, the aforementioned variables were significantly higher in “pine” systems than in “mahogany” systems. Our analysis evidenced positive correlations between litter thickness and edaphic mite abundance, richness, and diversity. Our findings may assist in selecting the appropriate forest management systems to rationalize the conversion of secondary forests to production forests and agroforestry.

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Soil near mature oaks is refugium for soil mites (Acari, Mesostigmata) in managed forests

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

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

Crop species and year affect soil-dwelling Collembola and Acari more strongly than fertilisation regime in an arable field

Abundance and diversity of edaphic mites (Arachnida, Acari) under different forest management systems in Indonesia

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