M. Kabilov

Oribatid Mites for Monitoring Arctic Ecosystems: Comparing Morphological Analysis and COI Metabarcoding Along a Disturbance Gradient

Oribatid mites are highly sensitive bioindicators and are among the most promising groups of soil microarthropods for ecosystem monitoring. However, their taxonomic identification using morphological methods is labor-intensive and time-consuming. We tested COI metabarcoding as an alternative to the traditional approach...