Replication Data for: Vertical distribution of mites (Acari) in a forest bog in Western Norway

Data come from samples collected by Torstein Solhøy and Anna Seniczak on 28th May 2008 in a forest bog in Neshalvøya, Kvam municipality, Vestland province, Norway (60.154°N 5.930°E, 35 m asl). At the bog four sites with Sphagnum mosses were selected and from each of them samples from 4 depths (0-5 cm, 5-10 cm, 10-15 cm, and 15-20 cm), each 10 cm x 20 cm of the area, were taken. Mites were extracted using modified Berlese funnels at the University of Bergen. Mite groups (Oribatida, Mesostigmata and Prostigmata) were counted under stereomicroscope, including both adults and juvenile instars. Oribatida were further determined to species using keys for adults and other publications to identify the juvenile instars.