Older Lineages of Oribatid Mites in Mountain Ranges Have Broader Geographic Ranges and Exhibit More Generalistic Traits.

ABSTRACT: Understanding ecological and evolutionary mechanisms that drive biodiversity patterns is important for comprehending biodiversity. Despite being critically important to the functioning of ecosystems, the mechanisms driving belowground biodiversity are little understood. We investigated the radiation and trait diversity of soil oribatid mites from two mountain ranges, that is, the Alps in Austria and Changbai Mountain in China, at similar latitude in the temperate zone differing in formation processes (orogenesis) and exposed to different climates. We collected and sequenced soil oribatid mites from forests at 950-1700 m at each mountain and embedded them into the chronogram of species from temperate Eurasia. We investigated the phylogenetic age of oribatid mites and compared the node age o

SUBMITTER: Pan X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11871110 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature