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The oribatid mite fauna on the mine dump and in the adjacent mixed forest has been the subject of the study. Three study plots, differing in age and plant cover, have been chosen on the dump. A continuos increase in abundance of oribatids, species richness with successional stages was observed on the dump. After 20 years of the development the abundance and species richness on the mine dump was still 3–4 times lower than in the adjacent forest. The dissimilarity of species composition in the three communities on the dump was high. Many of the successional oribatid species have probably been transported from other biotopes than the neighbouring forest. The progressive importance of Sellnickochthonius immaculatus, S. cricoides, Liochthonius piluliferus in communities from the forest to the community at the youngest site indicates their special features that enable the mites to colonize unfavourable habitats. As indicated by Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA), the most important factor responsible for the development of the oribatid mite community on the mine dump was soil bulk density and available Mg content accompanied by water capacity. Graptoppia (Stenoppia) italica Bernini, 1973, Suctobelbella duplex (Strenzke, 1951), and Suctobelbella latirostris (Forsslund, 1941) were new species for the Polish fauna.
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Skubala, P. (2002). Development of oribatid mite communities (Acari, Oribatida) on a mine dump. In: Bernini, F., Nannelli, R., Nuzzaci, G., de Lillo, E. (eds) Acarid Phylogeny and Evolution: Adaptation in Mites and Ticks. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0611-7_21
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