Comparative Study of Diversity of Soil Oribatid Mites (Acari: Oribatida) in Two Different Soil Habitats Near Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Shelley Acharya

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Shelley Acharya

diversity, oribatid mites agricultural field, waste disposal site

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Soil samples were collected at monthly intervals from two different habitats-a waste disposal site and an agricultural field, near Kolkata, West Bengal. A total of 16 species of oribatid mites of 9 families were recorded from the study sites. The species richness and the abundance of oribatid were maximum in waste disposal site. Whereas, at diversity level, the maximum values for Shannon-Wiener index and Pielou's index of evenness were showed by agricultural field.

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Comparative Study of Diversity of Soil Oribatid Mites (Acari: Oribatida) in Two Different Soil Habitats Near Kolkata, West Bengal, India. (2014). Global Journal of Science Frontier Research, 14(39), 17-21. https://journalofscience.org/index.php/GJSFR/article/view/

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