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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 | 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''' | '''body size:''' | ||
'''Time in soil''' | '''Time in soil:''' | ||
'''habitat within soil''' | '''habitat within soil:''' | ||
'''feeding habits''' | '''feeding habits:''' | ||
'''locomotion within the soil''' | '''locomotion within the soil:''' | ||
== '''Living In vs On soil''' == | == '''Living In vs On soil''' == | ||
Revision as of 10:58, 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.