Variation in soil macro-fauna diversity in seven humus orders of a Parrotio-Carpinetum forest association on Chromic Cambisols of Shast-klateh area in Iran

• Published in: Eurasian soil science Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 341 - 349
• Main Authors: Izadi, M., Habashi, H., Waez-Mousavi, S. M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01.03.2017; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Arthropoda; arthropods; Biodiversity; Biological diversity; Cambisols; Climatic conditions; climatic factors; Decomposing organic matter; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Flora; forests; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences; Humus; Iran; Life cycles; Macrofauna; Microbial activity; organic horizons; Soil Biology; Soil dynamics; Soil fauna; Soil microbiology; Soil organic matter; Soils; taxonomic keys; Iran; ISW, Iran; humus form; Amphi; diversity; Mull; soil macro-fauna

Soil biodiversity includes organisms which spend a part or all of their life cycle on or in the soil. Among soil-dwelling animals, macro-fauna as an important group of animals have important effects on the dynamics of soil organic matter and litter decomposition process. The humus forms interact wit...