TY  - JOUR
A1  - Seyd, Edmund L.
A1  - Seaward, Mark R. D.
T1  - The association of oribatid mites with lichens
T2  - Zoological journal of the Linnean Society
N2  - Oribatei (Acari, Cryptostigmata) are found in a variety of terrestrial habitats, and many are associatcd with lichens; the relationship ranges from casual to highly dependent. Eighty-three species associatcd with lichens have been surveyed, and a tentative classification, based on their ecological requirements, is presented: Group A consists of species restricted to lichens as a biotope, though occasionally occurring as accidenials in other habitats, Group B consists of species which while preferring lichens as a habitat and feeding source are also adapted to existence on other piants (though in some cases their immatures may be lichen-rescricted); Group C consists of species which, though frequently found on lichens, are equally common in other biotopes, particularly mosses, and must be regartled as much more generalized in their feeding habits. Certain aspects of oribatid-lichen specificity are discussed. The importance of orihatid-lichen associations from tihe polnt of view of soil fertility and energetics is empliasized.
KW  - Ecolocy-systematics
KW  - association list (Oribatei)
KW  - oribatid-lichen specificity
KW  - soild energetics
Y1  - 2008
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/16575
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30-1097465
SN  - 0024-4082
N1  - Signatur: 8 Q 17.273
VL  - 80
SP  - 369
EP  - 420
ER  -