Land uses and its impact on community structure of soil collembola

Authors

  • S. Roy Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur Rajasthan-342003, India
  • R. Bano Zoological Survey of India, Pune (Maharashtra)- 411044, India
  • P. Saxena Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi-284003, India
  • R. K. Bhatt Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur Rajasthan-342003, India

Keywords:

Arable land use, Collembola, Community structure, Grassland, Pasture, Perennial land use, Seasonal abundance, Silvipasture, Soil ecosystem

Abstract

In this study community structure of collembola and their seasonal abundance was evaluated along a land use intensification gradient (from the agriculture land to the natural grass cover) in a central Indian semiarid landscape. The collembola community was dominated by few abundant species, generally Isotomidae. Total abundance was highest under agriculture land use, but species diversity was more in natural grassland, silvipasture and the cultivated pasture systems.

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S. Roy, R. Bano, P. Saxena, & R. K. Bhatt. (2021). Land uses and its impact on community structure of soil collembola. Range Management and Agroforestry, 35(1), 27–31. Retrieved from https://publications.rmsi.in/index.php/rma/article/view/404

Issue

Vol. 35 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Articles