Mites
This reading profile brings together 2 source-linked articles that reference mites.
Fauna does not yet have a full sourced identification profile for this name, so this page keeps the relevant reading together without inventing missing species detail.Source-linked reading
- Field guideHow sloths host miniature ecosystemsA sloth's outer coat is exposed habitat with water, structure, nutrients, and transport through the forest. Algae and fungi grow among hairs while specialized and incidental arthropods live there, creating interacting trophic levels rather than one simple sloth-algae partnership.
- Field guideFinding and comparing microhabitatsChoose patches at a scale meaningful to the organism, compare equal areas for equal time, record environmental variables as well as detections, use repeated matched pairs, and distinguish use from preference.