Erratum to: Exp Appl Acarol DOI 10.1007/s10493-015-9937-9

In the original publication, equation (11) contains an unfortunate error. Please use the correct version to calculate the maximum water-holding capacity:

$$ e_{st} = 6.108\exp \left( {\frac{{17.27\theta_{t} }}{{237.3 + \theta_{t} }}} \right). $$
(11)