ABSTRACT
Soil biological communities are influenced by multiple factors like edaphic factors, environmental variables, soil nutrient availability and anthropogenic changes, including urban development and agricultural practices. Therefore, we clarify how factors regulate the ecosystem functions in a contemporary combined fashion. The population of microarthropods is highly variable in terms of plant diversity. Generally single peak population is found in both highly managed agricultural sites, whereas bimodal peaks are confirmed in the remaining two sites. Seasonal rhythms were found to be more effective in microarthropod population buildup than compared to temporal (monthly) variation in all the sites. The higher deviation of populations was shown in both agricultural sites. Vegetation and habitat conditions both have a close relationship, profoundly affecting microarthropod populations, particularly on a local scale, resulting in microclimatic influence of the edaphic matrix, which might be soil system-oriented. It is observed that soil temperature is a critical factor in the diversity influence of microarthropods in soil ecosystems. We conclude that diverse species found in structurally diverse habitats, where they often appear to be specialized, conditions and edaphic factors exert a direct influence on microarthropod populations.
AUTHOR AFFILIATIONS
Laboratory of Ecology, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202002
CITATION
Abbas MJ and Parwez H (2025) Diversity of Soil Microarthropods in Different Agricultural Settlements with their Ecological Perspectives. Environmental Science Archives 4(2): 851-861.
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