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== '''Soil Fauna: Classification''' == | == '''Soil Fauna: Classification''' == | ||
Five major groupings are widely accepted: classification based on body size; time spent in the soil; location or habitat in the soil profile; feeding strategies; and method of locomotion in the soil | |||
'''body size''' | |||
'''Time in soil''' | |||
'''habitat within soil''' | |||
'''feeding habits''' | |||
'''locomotion within the soil''' | |||
== '''Living In vs On soil''' == | == '''Living In vs On soil''' == | ||
Revision as of 10:57, 2 May 2018
Small Soil animals
Nematodes
Earthworms
Molluscs
Arthropods
Soil Fauna: Classification
Five major groupings are widely accepted: classification based on body size; time spent in the soil; location or habitat in the soil profile; feeding strategies; and method of locomotion in the soil
body size
Time in soil
habitat within soil
feeding habits
locomotion within the soil
Living In vs On soil
References
Nationwide, SARE. “Small and Medium-Size Soil Animals.” SARE: Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, www.sare.org/Learning-Center/Books/Building-Soils-for-Better-Crops-3rd-Edition/Text-Version/The-Living-Soil/Small-and-Medium-Size-Soil-Animals.
Hendricks, David M. “5. Animals and Soil in Arizona.” Animals and Soil In, www.library.arizona.edu/exhibits/swetc/azso/body.1_div.5.html.