Oribatid mite (Acari: Oribatida) species inventory on an altitudinal gradient in the Piatra Craiului Mountains (Southern Carpathians, Romania)

Abstract

Oribatid mite species from Piatra Craiului Mountains (Southern Carpathians, Romania) were studied according to their altitudinal distribution. The mites were sampled from four sites (beech forest, fir and beech forest, nude scree and subalpine grassland) along an altitudinal gradient, from 1085 m to 1643 m

Keywords

• altitudinal gradient
• carpathians
• mites
• oribatida
• species list