Soil mesofauna in consolidated land use systems: how management affects soil and litter invertebrates

ABSTRACT: Soil mesofauna consists of small invertebrates that live in the soil or litter and are sensitive to climatic conditions, management systems, plant cover and physical or chemical soil attributes. These organisms are active in the cycling of nutrients, since they fragment the organic matter...

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Main Authors: Maurício Rumenos Guidetti Zagatto, Luiz Antônio Zanão Júnior, Arthur Prudêncio de Araújo Pereira, German Estrada-Bonilla, Elke Jurandy Bran Nogueira Cardoso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Scientia Agricola
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162019001200165&lng=en&tlng=en