Abstract
This study presents data on the oribatid mite fauna of the Subpolar Urals for the first time. Observations were made in the Lembekoyu River valley and 35 species of oribatid mites from 24 genera and 21 families were found. The analysis of taxonomic diversity and distribution of East European tundra oribatid mite species is presented based on available literature and the author’s own research findings. The taxonomic list includes 163 species from 81 genera and 45 families. Ceratozetidae (15 species), Crotoniidae (14 species), Oppiidae (12 species), Suctobelbidae (12 species), Damaeidae (9 species), Brachychthoniidae (8 species), Phthiracaridae (5 species), Humerobatidae (5 species), Achipteriidae (5 species), Punctoribatidae (5 species), and Galumnidae (5 species) are the leading families, comprising more than 58% of all species. The zoogeographical structure of the fauna is dominated by widely distributed Holarctic, cosmopolitan, and semi-cosmopolitan species. The share of Palaearctic species is 23%. The specificity of the fauna of East European tundra manifests itself in the small group of Arctic species, both in the mainland tundra and on the Arctic islands. A complex of arctic-boreal species, widely distributed in the Eurasian sector of the Arctic, is distinguished.
Highlights
Interest in Arctic invertebrates has greatly increased in recent decades [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14]
Attention is being paid to the study of taxonomic diversity of invertebrates, including oribatid mites, in anthropogenic altered soils in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic conditions and the application of this group of animals in bioindication [13,21,22,23]
The purpose of this paper is to summarise the findings of the available literature and those of the author’s own new research on the taxonomic diversity and distribution of oribatid mites in the East
Summary
Interest in Arctic invertebrates has greatly increased in recent decades [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14]. One of the directions of modern research is to learn how invertebrates spread and what contributes to their faunistic diversity on the islands and archipelagos in the Arctic [15,16,17,18]. An integrated assessment of biological diversity, including soil invertebrates, has been carried out in the large Arctic region, Nenets Autonomous District [20]. Attention is being paid to the study of taxonomic diversity of invertebrates, including oribatid mites, in anthropogenic altered soils in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic conditions and the application of this group of animals in bioindication [13,21,22,23]. Inventory of modern biodiversity and study of geographic trends of soil fauna diversity is important for biodiagnostics of natural communities under conditions of anthropogenic impact and forecasting changes in these communities in the long-term
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary 
Published Version (
Free)
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call