ECOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF ORIBATID MITES POPULATION OF BRANCH "MEOTIDA" OF BIOSPHERE RESERVE "KHOMUTOVSKAYA STEPPE - MEOTIDA" IN THE SPRING
The species composition and the main ecological characteristics of oribatid mites populations (species richness, average population density, ecological diversity, dominance structure and the ratio of life forms) in five biotopes of branch «Meotida» of biosphere reserve«Khomutovskaya Steppe - Meotida» in the spring were analyzed. An assessment of the state of the environment based on the integral indicator of oribatid populations was carried out.