Oribatid mites (Oribatida, Acari) in the forests of the northeastern lowlands of Germany and their reaction to different aspects of forest conversion [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Eileen Kreibich

Oribatid mites (Oribatida, Acari) in the forests of the northeastern lowlands of Germany and their reaction to different aspects of forest conversion Inauguraldissertation Zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades Doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat. an der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität vorgelegt von Eileen Kreibich geboren am 11. Februar 1974 in Marienberg Dekan: ………………………………… Erstgutachter: ………………………………… Zweitgutachter: Tag der Promotion: i ___________________________________________________________________________ Contents 1 INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................1 2 METHODS........................................................................................................................4 2.1 Sampling.................................................................................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Extraction and sorting ............................................................................................................................................. 7 2.3 Preparation and determination..................................................................................................................