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	==Sampling methods==		==Sampling methods==
	Samples are taken by using the [[Berlese tullgren funnel]] method, a method that forces fauna down a tunnel into a collection vessel due to their negative reaction to light. [[File:tullgren funnel.jpg\|thumb\|border\|right\|<ref> “Invertebrate Capture Techniques - Chapter 6.” Consult-Eco, https://stevemcwilliam.co.uk/entomol/invcapt6.htm. Accessed 30 April 2025.</ref>~~\|Sketch of Berlese-Tullgren funnel~~]]		Samples are taken by using the [[Berlese tullgren funnel]] method, a method that forces fauna down a tunnel into a collection vessel due to their negative reaction to light. [[File:tullgren funnel.jpg\|thumb\|border\|right\|<ref> “Invertebrate Capture Techniques - Chapter 6.” Consult-Eco, https://stevemcwilliam.co.uk/entomol/invcapt6.htm. Accessed 30 April 2025.</ref>]]

	Soil and soil litter are held up by a coarse mesh that allows the fauna to crawl through.<ref>Hennen, Derek. “Building a Homemade Berlese-Tullgren Funnel — Derek Hennen.” Derek Hennen, 2 October 2021, https://www.derekhennen.com/blog/2021/10/2/berlese-funnel. Accessed 30 April 2025.</ref> Because of the nature of most [[arthropods]], the heat lamp at the top drives the animals down the funnel and into the collection container. This separates the fauna from the soil making it easy for population counts and individual species examination.		Soil and soil litter are held up by a coarse mesh that allows the fauna to crawl through.<ref>Hennen, Derek. “Building a Homemade Berlese-Tullgren Funnel — Derek Hennen.” Derek Hennen, 2 October 2021, https://www.derekhennen.com/blog/2021/10/2/berlese-funnel. Accessed 30 April 2025.</ref> Because of the nature of most [[arthropods]], the heat lamp at the top drives the animals down the funnel and into the collection container. This separates the fauna from the soil making it easy for population counts and individual species examination.

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	==Sampling methods==		==Sampling methods==
	Samples are taken by using the [[Berlese tullgren funnel]] method, a method that forces fauna down a tunnel into a collection vessel due to their negative reaction to light. [[File:tullgren funnel.jpg\|thumb\|border\|right~~\|Image of Berlese Funnel~~\|<ref> “Invertebrate Capture Techniques - Chapter 6.” Consult-Eco, https://stevemcwilliam.co.uk/entomol/invcapt6.htm. Accessed 30 April 2025.</ref>]]		Samples are taken by using the [[Berlese tullgren funnel]] method, a method that forces fauna down a tunnel into a collection vessel due to their negative reaction to light. [[File:tullgren funnel.jpg\|thumb\|border\|right\|<ref> “Invertebrate Capture Techniques - Chapter 6.” Consult-Eco, https://stevemcwilliam.co.uk/entomol/invcapt6.htm. Accessed 30 April 2025.</ref>\|Sketch of Berlese-Tullgren funnel]]

	Soil and soil litter are held up by a coarse mesh that allows the fauna to crawl through.<ref>Hennen, Derek. “Building a Homemade Berlese-Tullgren Funnel — Derek Hennen.” Derek Hennen, 2 October 2021, https://www.derekhennen.com/blog/2021/10/2/berlese-funnel. Accessed 30 April 2025.</ref> Because of the nature of most [[arthropods]], the heat lamp at the top drives the animals down the funnel and into the collection container. This separates the fauna from the soil making it easy for population counts and individual species examination.		Soil and soil litter are held up by a coarse mesh that allows the fauna to crawl through.<ref>Hennen, Derek. “Building a Homemade Berlese-Tullgren Funnel — Derek Hennen.” Derek Hennen, 2 October 2021, https://www.derekhennen.com/blog/2021/10/2/berlese-funnel. Accessed 30 April 2025.</ref> Because of the nature of most [[arthropods]], the heat lamp at the top drives the animals down the funnel and into the collection container. This separates the fauna from the soil making it easy for population counts and individual species examination.

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Overview

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Macrofauna are the [[animals]] in the [[soil]] that can be seen by the naked eye. Macrofauna range from sizes of around 2mm to 20mm. These species easily move around in the soil and change the structure of the soil. Common species would be earthworms, myriapods, spiders and more. Macrofauna are important in the process of mixing soil and creating spaces within the soil. [[File:Soil_macrofauna2.jpg\|thumb\|border\|right\|<ref> Hutapea, Sumihar, and Indah Apriliya. Biological Soil Properties. http://indahapriliya.blog.uma.ac.id/wp-content/uploads/sites/620/2020/11/6th-Meeting.pdf</ref>\|Common soil macrofauna~~[1]~~]]		Macrofauna are the [[animals]] in the [[soil]] that can be seen by the naked eye. Macrofauna range from sizes of around 2mm to 20mm. These species easily move around in the soil and change the structure of the soil. Common species would be earthworms, myriapods, spiders and more. Macrofauna are important in the process of mixing soil and creating spaces within the soil. [[File:Soil_macrofauna2.jpg\|thumb\|border\|right\|<ref> Hutapea, Sumihar, and Indah Apriliya. Biological Soil Properties. http://indahapriliya.blog.uma.ac.id/wp-content/uploads/sites/620/2020/11/6th-Meeting.pdf</ref>\|Common soil macrofauna]]

	Macrofauna can have many roles in the soil such as soil engineers; who shape and structure the soil, shredders; who breakup [[Organic Matter\|organic matter]] and predators. Macrofauna can also be used to determine soil quality due to their direct involvement in the soil.<ref>Moreira, F.M.S., Huising, E.J., & Bignell, D.E. (2008). A Handbook of Tropical Soil Biology: Sampling and Characterization of Below-ground Biodiversity (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781849770286</ref>		Macrofauna can have many roles in the soil such as soil engineers; who shape and structure the soil, shredders; who breakup [[Organic Matter\|organic matter]] and predators. Macrofauna can also be used to determine soil quality due to their direct involvement in the soil.<ref>Moreira, F.M.S., Huising, E.J., & Bignell, D.E. (2008). A Handbook of Tropical Soil Biology: Sampling and Characterization of Below-ground Biodiversity (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781849770286</ref>

	==Sampling methods==		==Sampling methods==
	Samples are taken by using the [[Berlese tullgren funnel]] method, a method that forces fauna down a tunnel into a collection vessel due to their negative reaction to light. [[File:tullgren funnel.jpg\|thumb\|border\|right\|Image of Berlese Funnel\|<ref> “Invertebrate Capture Techniques - Chapter 6.” Consult-Eco, https://stevemcwilliam.co.uk/entomol/invcapt6.htm. Accessed 30 April 2025.</ref>]]		Samples are taken by using the [[Berlese tullgren funnel]] method, a method that forces fauna down a tunnel into a collection vessel due to their negative reaction to light. [[File:tullgren funnel.jpg\|thumb\|border\|right\|Image of Berlese Funnel\|<ref> “Invertebrate Capture Techniques - Chapter 6.” Consult-Eco, https://stevemcwilliam.co.uk/entomol/invcapt6.htm. Accessed 30 April 2025.</ref>]]

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	Macrofauna can have many roles in the soil such as soil engineers; who shape and structure the soil, shredders; who breakup [[Organic Matter\|organic matter]] and predators. Macrofauna can also be used to determine soil quality due to their direct involvement in the soil.<ref>Moreira, F.M.S., Huising, E.J., & Bignell, D.E. (2008). A Handbook of Tropical Soil Biology: Sampling and Characterization of Below-ground Biodiversity (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781849770286</ref>		Macrofauna can have many roles in the soil such as soil engineers; who shape and structure the soil, shredders; who breakup [[Organic Matter\|organic matter]] and predators. Macrofauna can also be used to determine soil quality due to their direct involvement in the soil.<ref>Moreira, F.M.S., Huising, E.J., & Bignell, D.E. (2008). A Handbook of Tropical Soil Biology: Sampling and Characterization of Below-ground Biodiversity (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781849770286</ref>
	==Sampling methods==		==Sampling methods==
	Samples are taken by using the [[Berlese tullgren funnel]] method, a method that forces fauna down a tunnel into a collection vessel due to their negative reaction to light. [[File:tullgren funnel.jpg\|thumb\|border\|right\|Image of Berlese Funnel]]		Samples are taken by using the [[Berlese tullgren funnel]] method, a method that forces fauna down a tunnel into a collection vessel due to their negative reaction to light. [[File:tullgren funnel.jpg\|thumb\|border\|right\|Image of Berlese Funnel\|<ref> “Invertebrate Capture Techniques - Chapter 6.” Consult-Eco, https://stevemcwilliam.co.uk/entomol/invcapt6.htm. Accessed 30 April 2025.</ref>]]

	Soil and soil litter are held up by a coarse mesh that allows the fauna to crawl through.<ref>Hennen, Derek. “Building a Homemade Berlese-Tullgren Funnel — Derek Hennen.” Derek Hennen, 2 October 2021, https://www.derekhennen.com/blog/2021/10/2/berlese-funnel. Accessed 30 April 2025.</ref> Because of the nature of most [[arthropods]], the heat lamp at the top drives the animals down the funnel and into the collection container. This separates the fauna from the soil making it easy for population counts and individual species examination.		Soil and soil litter are held up by a coarse mesh that allows the fauna to crawl through.<ref>Hennen, Derek. “Building a Homemade Berlese-Tullgren Funnel — Derek Hennen.” Derek Hennen, 2 October 2021, https://www.derekhennen.com/blog/2021/10/2/berlese-funnel. Accessed 30 April 2025.</ref> Because of the nature of most [[arthropods]], the heat lamp at the top drives the animals down the funnel and into the collection container. This separates the fauna from the soil making it easy for population counts and individual species examination.

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Macrofauna are the [[animals]] in the [[soil]] that can be seen by the naked eye. Macrofauna range from sizes of around 2mm to 20mm. These species easily move around in the soil and change the structure of the soil. Common species would be earthworms, myriapods, spiders and more. Macrofauna are important in the process of mixing soil and creating spaces within the soil. [[File:Soil_macrofauna2.jpg\|thumb\|border\|right\|~~Several common~~ macrofauna]]		Macrofauna are the [[animals]] in the [[soil]] that can be seen by the naked eye. Macrofauna range from sizes of around 2mm to 20mm. These species easily move around in the soil and change the structure of the soil. Common species would be earthworms, myriapods, spiders and more. Macrofauna are important in the process of mixing soil and creating spaces within the soil. [[File:Soil_macrofauna2.jpg\|thumb\|border\|right\|<ref> Hutapea, Sumihar, and Indah Apriliya. Biological Soil Properties. http://indahapriliya.blog.uma.ac.id/wp-content/uploads/sites/620/2020/11/6th-Meeting.pdf</ref>\|Common soil macrofauna[1]]]

	Macrofauna can have many roles in the soil such as soil engineers; who shape and structure the soil, shredders; who breakup [[Organic Matter\|organic matter]] and predators. Macrofauna can also be used to determine soil quality due to their direct involvement in the soil.<ref>Moreira, F.M.S., Huising, E.J., & Bignell, D.E. (2008). A Handbook of Tropical Soil Biology: Sampling and Characterization of Below-ground Biodiversity (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781849770286</ref>		Macrofauna can have many roles in the soil such as soil engineers; who shape and structure the soil, shredders; who breakup [[Organic Matter\|organic matter]] and predators. Macrofauna can also be used to determine soil quality due to their direct involvement in the soil.<ref>Moreira, F.M.S., Huising, E.J., & Bignell, D.E. (2008). A Handbook of Tropical Soil Biology: Sampling and Characterization of Below-ground Biodiversity (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781849770286</ref>

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Common Macrofauna

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	==Common Macrofauna==		==Common Macrofauna==
	*[[Earthworm]]		*[[Earthworm]]
	*~~potworms~~		*[[Pot Worms]]
	*springtails or [[collembola]]		*springtails or [[collembola]]
	*[[mites]]		*[[mites]]

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	==Common Macrofauna==		==Common Macrofauna==
	*~~Earthworms~~		*[[Earthworm]]
	*potworms		*potworms
	*springtails or [[collembola]]		*springtails or [[collembola]]
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	Earthworms make up about 80% of macrofaunal abundance, alongside springtails, potworms and mites that are also extremely common. <ref>Briggs, R. (2004). SOIL DEVELOPMENT AND [[Properties\|PROPERTIES]] \| The Forest floor. In Elsevier eBooks (pp. 1223–1227). </ref>		Earthworms make up about 80% of macrofaunal abundance, alongside springtails, potworms and mites that are also extremely common. <ref>Briggs, R. (2004). SOIL DEVELOPMENT AND [[Properties\|PROPERTIES]] \| The Forest floor. In Elsevier eBooks (pp. 1223–1227). </ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	Macrofauna can have many roles in the soil such as soil engineers; who shape and structure the soil, shredders; who breakup [[Organic Matter\|organic matter]] and predators. Macrofauna can also be used to determine soil quality due to their direct involvement in the soil.<ref>Moreira, F.M.S., Huising, E.J., & Bignell, D.E. (2008). A Handbook of Tropical Soil Biology: Sampling and Characterization of Below-ground Biodiversity (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781849770286</ref>		Macrofauna can have many roles in the soil such as soil engineers; who shape and structure the soil, shredders; who breakup [[Organic Matter\|organic matter]] and predators. Macrofauna can also be used to determine soil quality due to their direct involvement in the soil.<ref>Moreira, F.M.S., Huising, E.J., & Bignell, D.E. (2008). A Handbook of Tropical Soil Biology: Sampling and Characterization of Below-ground Biodiversity (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781849770286</ref>
	==Sampling methods==		==Sampling methods==
	Samples are taken by using the [[Berlese tullgren funnel ~~method~~]], a method that forces fauna down a tunnel into a collection vessel due to their negative reaction to light. [[File:tullgren funnel.jpg\|thumb\|border\|right\|Image of Berlese Funnel]]		Samples are taken by using the [[Berlese tullgren funnel]] method, a method that forces fauna down a tunnel into a collection vessel due to their negative reaction to light. [[File:tullgren funnel.jpg\|thumb\|border\|right\|Image of Berlese Funnel]]

	Soil and soil litter are held up by a coarse mesh that allows the fauna to crawl through.<ref>Hennen, Derek. “Building a Homemade Berlese-Tullgren Funnel — Derek Hennen.” Derek Hennen, 2 October 2021, https://www.derekhennen.com/blog/2021/10/2/berlese-funnel. Accessed 30 April 2025.</ref> Because of the nature of most [[arthropods]], the heat lamp at the top drives the animals down the funnel and into the collection container. This separates the fauna from the soil making it easy for population counts and individual species examination.		Soil and soil litter are held up by a coarse mesh that allows the fauna to crawl through.<ref>Hennen, Derek. “Building a Homemade Berlese-Tullgren Funnel — Derek Hennen.” Derek Hennen, 2 October 2021, https://www.derekhennen.com/blog/2021/10/2/berlese-funnel. Accessed 30 April 2025.</ref> Because of the nature of most [[arthropods]], the heat lamp at the top drives the animals down the funnel and into the collection container. This separates the fauna from the soil making it easy for population counts and individual species examination.

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	Macrofauna can have many roles in the soil such as soil engineers; who shape and structure the soil, shredders; who breakup [[Organic Matter\|organic matter]] and predators. Macrofauna can also be used to determine soil quality due to their direct involvement in the soil.<ref>Moreira, F.M.S., Huising, E.J., & Bignell, D.E. (2008). A Handbook of Tropical Soil Biology: Sampling and Characterization of Below-ground Biodiversity (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781849770286</ref>		Macrofauna can have many roles in the soil such as soil engineers; who shape and structure the soil, shredders; who breakup [[Organic Matter\|organic matter]] and predators. Macrofauna can also be used to determine soil quality due to their direct involvement in the soil.<ref>Moreira, F.M.S., Huising, E.J., & Bignell, D.E. (2008). A Handbook of Tropical Soil Biology: Sampling and Characterization of Below-ground Biodiversity (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781849770286</ref>
	==Sampling methods==		==Sampling methods==
	Samples are taken by using the Berlese~~-Tullgren Funnel~~ method, a method that forces fauna down a tunnel into a collection vessel due to their negative reaction to light. [[File:tullgren funnel.jpg\|thumb\|border\|right\|Image of Berlese Funnel]]		Samples are taken by using the [[Berlese tullgren funnel method]], a method that forces fauna down a tunnel into a collection vessel due to their negative reaction to light. [[File:tullgren funnel.jpg\|thumb\|border\|right\|Image of Berlese Funnel]]

	Soil and soil litter are held up by a coarse mesh that allows the fauna to crawl through.<ref>Hennen, Derek. “Building a Homemade Berlese-Tullgren Funnel — Derek Hennen.” Derek Hennen, 2 October 2021, https://www.derekhennen.com/blog/2021/10/2/berlese-funnel. Accessed 30 April 2025.</ref> Because of the nature of most [[arthropods]], the heat lamp at the top drives the animals down the funnel and into the collection container. This separates the fauna from the soil making it easy for population counts and individual species examination.		Soil and soil litter are held up by a coarse mesh that allows the fauna to crawl through.<ref>Hennen, Derek. “Building a Homemade Berlese-Tullgren Funnel — Derek Hennen.” Derek Hennen, 2 October 2021, https://www.derekhennen.com/blog/2021/10/2/berlese-funnel. Accessed 30 April 2025.</ref> Because of the nature of most [[arthropods]], the heat lamp at the top drives the animals down the funnel and into the collection container. This separates the fauna from the soil making it easy for population counts and individual species examination.

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	Macrofauna can have many roles in the soil such as soil engineers; who shape and structure the soil, shredders; who breakup [[Organic Matter\|organic matter]] and predators. Macrofauna can also be used to determine soil quality due to their direct involvement in the soil.<ref>Moreira, F.M.S., Huising, E.J., & Bignell, D.E. (2008). A Handbook of Tropical Soil Biology: Sampling and Characterization of Below-ground Biodiversity (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781849770286</ref>		Macrofauna can have many roles in the soil such as soil engineers; who shape and structure the soil, shredders; who breakup [[Organic Matter\|organic matter]] and predators. Macrofauna can also be used to determine soil quality due to their direct involvement in the soil.<ref>Moreira, F.M.S., Huising, E.J., & Bignell, D.E. (2008). A Handbook of Tropical Soil Biology: Sampling and Characterization of Below-ground Biodiversity (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781849770286</ref>
	==Sampling methods==		==Sampling methods==
	Samples are taken by using the Berlese Funnel method, a method that forces fauna down a tunnel into a collection vessel due to their negative reaction to light. [[File:tullgren funnel.jpg\|thumb\|border\|right\|Image of Berlese Funnel]]		Samples are taken by using the Berlese-Tullgren Funnel method, a method that forces fauna down a tunnel into a collection vessel due to their negative reaction to light. [[File:tullgren funnel.jpg\|thumb\|border\|right\|Image of Berlese Funnel]]

	Soil and soil litter are held up by a coarse mesh that allows the fauna to crawl through.<ref>Hennen, Derek. “Building a Homemade Berlese-Tullgren Funnel — Derek Hennen.” Derek Hennen, 2 October 2021, https://www.derekhennen.com/blog/2021/10/2/berlese-funnel. Accessed 30 April 2025.</ref> Because of the nature of most [[arthropods]], the heat lamp at the top drives the animals down the funnel and into the collection container. This separates the fauna from the soil making it easy for population counts and individual species examination.		Soil and soil litter are held up by a coarse mesh that allows the fauna to crawl through.<ref>Hennen, Derek. “Building a Homemade Berlese-Tullgren Funnel — Derek Hennen.” Derek Hennen, 2 October 2021, https://www.derekhennen.com/blog/2021/10/2/berlese-funnel. Accessed 30 April 2025.</ref> Because of the nature of most [[arthropods]], the heat lamp at the top drives the animals down the funnel and into the collection container. This separates the fauna from the soil making it easy for population counts and individual species examination.