Abstract

SALAZAR MARTINEZ, Ana; ACCATTOLI, Cecilia  and  SCHNACK, Juan A.. Canopy soil suspendend oribatids from the «Paseo del Bosque» (La Plata, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina). Rev. Soc. Entomol. Argent. [online]. 2007, vol.66, n.1-2, pp.159-163. ISSN 0373-5680.

This work deals with the arboreal oribatids of «Paseo del Bosque», La Plata, Argentina (34º 54' S, 57º 55' W). Samples were taken from suspended soils exhibiting unequal detritus concentrations. The overall sample included 17 oribatid species, exhibiting Cultroribula sp., Pheroliodes cf. minutus Baranek, Rhysotritia peruensis Hammer and Oppiella nova Oudemans the highest relative importance. Seventy percent of the recorded species are representative of the arboricole environment.

Keywords : Oribatida; Arboreal microarthropods; Canopy suspended soils; Urban forest.

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