Revealing the hyperdiverse mite fauna of subarctic Canada through DNA barcoding.
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SUBMITTER: Young MR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3487733 | biostudies-literature | 2012
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Revealing the hyperdiverse mite fauna of subarctic Canada through DNA barcoding.
Young Monica R MR Behan-Pelletier Valerie M VM Hebert Paul D N PD
PloS one 20121102 11
Although mites are one of the most abundant and diverse groups of arthropods, they are rarely targeted for detailed biodiversity surveys due to taxonomic constraints. We address this gap through DNA barcoding, evaluating acarine diversity at Churchill, Manitoba, a site on the tundra-taiga transition. Barcode analysis of 6279 specimens revealed nearly 900 presumptive species of mites with high species turnover between substrates and between forested and non-forested sites. Accumulation curves hav ...[more]
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