Oribatid mites have successfully invaded
almost all compartments of the biosphere. They are ubiquitous and, with the
exception of the open oceans, they exist in every sort of terrestrial, aquatic, arboreal and parasitic habitat. They are found at every elevation and every
latitude, from the Arctic to the Antarctic.
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| Oribatid mites |
Mites have a diversity of function
in the ecosystem, as shown by the range of feeding guilds to which they belong.
They include predators, parasites, fungal feeders, root feeders, bacterial
feeders, omnivores, and scavenger. Ignoring mites, however, is a mistake. They
are not passive inhabitants of ecosystems; rather they are strong interactors
and major components of biological diversity. Read more>>>>>>>>>
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