Impact of garlic mustard invasion on oribatid soil mite communities (Alberta, 2016 & 2018)

Data from 2016 and 2018 in the Greater Edmonton Area. Data was collected in Mill Creek Ravine (Edmonton) and Sherwood Park, Alberta, in areas invaded by garlic mustard. 24 Invaded plots were paired with a nearby plot with native vegetation (n = 24) and the community of adult oribatid mites (> 300 um) in the soil and leaf litter was sampled and identified at the species level.