Small water bodies are very diversified environmentally, and also characterized by a considerable variation range of environmental parameters. these two features are responsible for the fact that the fauna of water mites is characterized by a considerable species diversity and that eurytopic species are prevalent. Due to the eurytopic character of the species it is very difficult to define the rules governing their environmental distribution, which probably often has a local character. The present study is an attempt at analyzing this problem, focusing on water mite fauna of kettle holes in Rostock surroundings (Germany). The main factor diversifying the fauna of studied reservoirs is their trophism. Correspondence analysis distinguished three separate groups among the reservoirs. the isolation of the reservoirs was an important factor diversifying the water mite fauna.
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