<p><strong>Species richness </strong><strong>of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) in rangelands of West Azerbaijan Province, Iran</strong></p>

In order to study the species richness of oribatid mites in rangelands of West Azerbaijan Province (Northwestern Iran), soil samples were taken in eight different sites of rangelands including Ghooshchi (1600–1750 and 1750–2000 m a.s.l), Ghasemloo (1300–1450, 1450–1600 and 1600–1750 m a.s.l) Roze-C...

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Main Authors: Zahra Hashemi Khabir, Karim Haddad Irani Nejad, Mohammad Moghaddam, Mohammad Khanjani, Mohammad Reza Zargaran
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Published: Acarological Society of Iran 2014-10-01
Series:Persian Journal of Acarology
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Online Access:https://www.biotaxa.org/pja/article/view/10179
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author Zahra Hashemi Khabir
Karim Haddad Irani Nejad
Mohammad Moghaddam
Mohammad Khanjani
Mohammad Reza Zargaran
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description In order to study the species richness of oribatid mites in rangelands of West Azerbaijan Province (Northwestern Iran), soil samples were taken in eight different sites of rangelands including Ghooshchi (1600–1750 and 1750–2000 m a.s.l), Ghasemloo (1300–1450, 1450–1600 and 1600–1750 m a.s.l) Roze-Chai (1450–1600 m a.s.l), Marmisho (1750–2000 m a.s.l) and Ordooshahi (1300–1450 m a.s.l) areas at three different times (mid-May, mid-August and mid-October) of the year 2012. In total, 71 species belonging to 49 genera, 32 families and 20 superfamilies were collected and identified. The oribatid species richness was calculated for all the samples with the Ecological Methodology 6.0 software. One-way ANOVA revealed significant differences (P< 0.01) in oribatid species richness among sites (P< 0.01). Ghasemloo­ 2 (44 species) had the highest species and Ordooshahi­ (14 species), Ghooshchi 1 (19 species) and Roze-Chai (24 species) had the lowest species richness, respectively. Also, there were significant differences (P< 0.01) in species richness at different altitudes. In this regard, Ghooshchi­ 2 and Marmisho (1750−2000 m a.s.l) had the highest species richness among the studied areas.
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spelling doaj-art-0415d7b90a4046e09620a2b34491c3ca2025-08-20T03:48:23ZengAcarological Society of IranPersian Journal of Acarology2251-81692014-10-013410.22073/pja.v3i4.10179<p><strong>Species richness </strong><strong>of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) in rangelands of West Azerbaijan Province, Iran</strong></p>Zahra Hashemi Khabir0Karim Haddad Irani Nejad1Mohammad Moghaddam2Mohammad Khanjani3Mohammad Reza Zargaran4Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, IranDepartment of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, IranDepartment of Plant Breeding and Biotechnolog, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, IranDepartment of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, IranDepartment of Forestry, Faculty of Natural Resources, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran In order to study the species richness of oribatid mites in rangelands of West Azerbaijan Province (Northwestern Iran), soil samples were taken in eight different sites of rangelands including Ghooshchi (1600–1750 and 1750–2000 m a.s.l), Ghasemloo (1300–1450, 1450–1600 and 1600–1750 m a.s.l) Roze-Chai (1450–1600 m a.s.l), Marmisho (1750–2000 m a.s.l) and Ordooshahi (1300–1450 m a.s.l) areas at three different times (mid-May, mid-August and mid-October) of the year 2012. In total, 71 species belonging to 49 genera, 32 families and 20 superfamilies were collected and identified. The oribatid species richness was calculated for all the samples with the Ecological Methodology 6.0 software. One-way ANOVA revealed significant differences (P< 0.01) in oribatid species richness among sites (P< 0.01). Ghasemloo­ 2 (44 species) had the highest species and Ordooshahi­ (14 species), Ghooshchi 1 (19 species) and Roze-Chai (24 species) had the lowest species richness, respectively. Also, there were significant differences (P< 0.01) in species richness at different altitudes. In this regard, Ghooshchi­ 2 and Marmisho (1750−2000 m a.s.l) had the highest species richness among the studied areas. https://www.biotaxa.org/pja/article/view/10179Altituderarefactionrichnesssoil mitesdiversity
spellingShingle Zahra Hashemi Khabir
Karim Haddad Irani Nejad
Mohammad Moghaddam
Mohammad Khanjani
Mohammad Reza Zargaran
<p><strong>Species richness </strong><strong>of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) in rangelands of West Azerbaijan Province, Iran</strong></p>
Persian Journal of Acarology
Altitude
rarefaction
richness
soil mites
diversity
title <p><strong>Species richness </strong><strong>of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) in rangelands of West Azerbaijan Province, Iran</strong></p>
title_full <p><strong>Species richness </strong><strong>of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) in rangelands of West Azerbaijan Province, Iran</strong></p>
title_fullStr <p><strong>Species richness </strong><strong>of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) in rangelands of West Azerbaijan Province, Iran</strong></p>
title_full_unstemmed <p><strong>Species richness </strong><strong>of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) in rangelands of West Azerbaijan Province, Iran</strong></p>
title_short <p><strong>Species richness </strong><strong>of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) in rangelands of West Azerbaijan Province, Iran</strong></p>
title_sort p strong species richness strong strong of oribatid mites acari oribatida in rangelands of west azerbaijan province iran strong p
topic Altitude
rarefaction
richness
soil mites
diversity
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