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Water Mites of North America

HYDRACHNIDIAE


 

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Water Wonders - Wading for Water Mites and More

April 29, 2006

Students, teachers, and interested citizens along with Park volunteers and staff
participated in the first water mite workshop in GSMNP led by Drs. Andrea Radwell and Paul Davison. Participants collected a rich assemblage of water mites and other invertebrates from the Middle Prong of the Little River. The event provided an opportunity for participants to learn about water mites, an abundant and diverse, but understudied group of arachnids found in freshwater habitats. The collection will become part of the ATBI and is expected to yield undescribed species.

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