Table 1 Characteristics of the mite communities from various litter types. Data are presented as ranges (min. and max.) and mean values (per sample for abundance and species richness) followed by standard error (SE)
Tree species | Abundance | Species richness | Shannon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Min | Mean ± SE | Max | Min | Mean ± SE | Max | Min | Mean ± SE | Max | |
Abies alba | 6.0 | 39.3 ± 4.3 | 79.0 | 5.0 | 8.4 ± 0.4 | 11.0 | 0.856 | 1.476 ± 0.068 | 2.019 |
Acer platanoides | 0.0 | 29.4 ± 4.1 | 72.0 | 0.0 | 6.9 ± 0.6 | 12.0 | 0.000 | 1.282 ± 0.110 | 2.075 |
Acer pseudoplatanus | 5.0 | 38.0 ± 4.5 | 88.0 | 5.0 | 8.3 ± 0.4 | 12.0 | 0.497 | 1.494 ± 0.085 | 2.065 |
Carpinus betulus | 9.0 | 28.5 ± 3.9 | 82.0 | 5.0 | 7.4 ± 0.4 | 11.0 | 0.665 | 1.384 ± 0.070 | 1.882 |
Fagus sylvatica | 6.0 | 27.3 ± 2.8 | 54.0 | 4.0 | 7.4 ± 0.3 | 10.0 | 0.844 | 1.398 ± 0.070 | 1.999 |
Larix decidua | 9.0 | 32.3 ± 4.0 | 85.0 | 6.0 | 8.4 ± 0.4 | 12.0 | 0.832 | 1.546 ± 0.059 | 2.034 |
Picea abies | 6.0 | 31.7 ± 3.3 | 61.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 ± 0.5 | 13.0 | 1.068 | 1.535 ± 0.059 | 2.034 |
Pinus sylvestris | 14.0 | 41.5 ± 4.3 | 90.0 | 6.0 | 8.9 ± 0.4 | 13.0 | 0.792 | 1.530 ± 0.071 | 2.038 |
Quercus robur | 3.0 | 38.0 ± 4.6 | 92.0 | 3.0 | 7.7 ± 0.5 | 12.0 | 0.708 | 1.486 ± 0.076 | 2.083 |
Quercus rubra | 7.0 | 30.8 ± 3.2 | 53.0 | 5.0 | 8.4 ± 0.4 | 12.0 | 0.680 | 1.522 ± 0.077 | 2.252 |
Tilia cordata | 12.0 | 33.0 ± 4.5 | 100.0 | 5.0 | 8.3 ± 0.5 | 12.0 | 0.507 | 1.509 ± 0.084 | 2.082 |