Table 5 Network statistics for mite species recorded in the study, describing their affiliation to litter types (Fig. 4) and specialization

Alliphis halleri (G. & R. Canestrini, 1881)

Alli_hall

3

0.27

0.736

0.192

Amblyseius sp.

Ambl_sp.

3

0.27

1.099

0.026

Arctoseius cetratus (Sellnick, 1940)

Arct_cetr

5

0.45

1.475

0.067

Arctoseius semiscissus (Berlese, 1892)

Arct_semi

3

0.27

1.040

0.047

Asca aphidioides (Linnaeus, 1758)

Asca_aphi

11

1.00

2.240

0.025

Dinychus perforatus Kramer, 1882

Diny_perf

2

0.18

0.693

0.036

Gamasellodes bicolor Berlese, 1918

Gama_bico

8

0.73

1.933

0.066

Holoparasitus calcaratus (C.L. Koch, 1839)

Holo_calc

11

1.00

2.315

0.011

Hypoaspis aculeifer (Canestrini, 1883)

Hypo_acul

9

0.82

2.008

0.061

Hypoaspis praesternalis Willmann, 1949

Hypo_prae

1

0.09

0.000

0.018

Hypoaspis procera Karg 1965

Hypo_proc

3

0.27

0.868

0.105

Hypoaspis vacua (Michael, 1891)

Hypo_vacu

6

0.55

1.234

0.171

Laelapsis astronomica (Koch, 1839)

Lael_astr

1

0.09

0.000

0.097

Lasioseius muricatus (C.L. Koch, 1839)

Lasi_muri

1

0.09

0.000

0.055

Olodiscus minima (Kramer, 1882)

Olod_mini

1

0.09

0.000

0.043

Oodinychus ovalis C.L. Koch, 1839

Oodi_oval

8

0.73

1.873

0.069

Paragamasus conus Karg, 1971

Para_conu

11

1.00

2.357

0.013

Paragamasus jugincola (Athas-Henriot, 1967)

Para_jugi

11

1.00

2.368

0.015

Paragamasus lapponicus Trägårdh, 1910

Para_lapp

11

1.00

2.234

0.035

Paragamasus vagabundus (Karg, 1968)

Para_vaga

11

1.00

2.255

0.032

Pargamasus runcatellus (Berlese, 1903)

Parg_runc

11

1.00

2.365

0.012

Pergamasus crassipes Linnaeus, 1758

Perg_cras

11

1.00

2.281

0.028

Pergamasus mediocris Berlese, 1904

Perg_medi

7

0.64

1.567

0.089

Pergamasus septentrionalis Oudemans, 1902

Perg_sept

11

1.00

2.353

0.018

Rhodacarellus silesiacus Willmann, 1936

Rhod_sile

2

0.18

0.377

0.196

Rhodacarus coronatus Berlese, 1921

Rhod_coro

5

0.45

1.557

0.107

Trachytes aegrota (C.L. Koch, 1841)

Trac_aegr

11

1.00

2.249

0.029

Trichouropoda obscura (C.L. Koch, 1836)

Tric_obsc

2

0.18

0.693

0.023

Veigaia cervus (Kramer, 1876)

Veig_cerv

11

1.00

2.291

0.015

Veigaia nemorensis (C. L. Koch, 1839)

Veig_nemo

11

1.00

2.353

0.010

Vulgarogamasus kraepelini (Berlese, 1904)

Vulg_krae

11

1.00

2.334

0.012

Zercon peltatus C.L. Koch, 1836

Zerc_pelt

11

1.00

2.371

0.022

Zercon triangularis C.L. Koch, 1836

Zerc_tria

11

1.00

2.211

0.034

Zercon zelawaiensis Sellnick, 1944

Zerc_zela

4

0.36

0.634

0.210