soil fauna

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• Soil flora — and Soil fauna are terms used to describe the organisms that live within soils. The flora is composed primarily of microorganisms such as bacteria, actinomycetes, algae and fungi (though some fungi are visible to the unaided eye). The fauna is… …   Wikipedia

• Soil zoology — is the study of animals living fully or partially in the soil (soil fauna). The term was apparently first used for a Conference attended by a large number of soil zoologists, to present their research dealing with the subject at the University of …   Wikipedia

• Soil food web — The soil food web is the community of organisms living all or part of their lives in the soil. It describes a complex living system in the soil and how it interacts with the environment, plants, and animals. Introduction Food webs describe the… …   Wikipedia

• Fauna of Africa — Fauna of Africa, in its broader sense, is all the animals living on the African continent and its surrounding seas and islands. The more characteristic African fauna is found in the Afrotropical ecoregion formerly called Ethiopian (the Sub… …   Wikipedia

• Soil ecology — is the study of the interactions among soil organisms, and between biotic and abiotic aspects of the soil environment. [Access Science: [http://www.accessscience.com/Encyclopedia/6/63/Est 631825 frameset.html?doi Soil Ecology] . Url last accessed …   Wikipedia

• Soil compaction — occurs when weight of livestock or heavy machinery compresses soil, causing it to lose pore space. Affected soils become less able to absorb rainfall, thus increasing runoff and erosion. Plants have difficulty in compacted soil because the… …   Wikipedia

• Soil respiration — normally refers to the total CO2 efflux at the soil surface.It comprises a combination of processes:* Biotic processes, which include respiration of the rhizosphere, microbes and fauna * Chemical processes including oxidation of soil minerals,… …   Wikipedia

• soil — soil1 soilless, adj. /soyl/, n. 1. the portion of the earth s surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus. 2. a particular kind of earth: sandy soil. 3. the ground as producing vegetation or as cultivated for its crops: fertile soil. 4. a… …   Universalium

• Fauna — For other uses, see fauna (disambiguation). Simplified schematic of an island s fauna all its animal species, highlighted in boxes. Fauna or faunæ is all of the animal life of any particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is… …   Wikipedia

• Fauna of Australia — Part of a series on Wildlife of Australia …   Wikipedia

• Flora and fauna of Cornwall — Some of the plants in Trebah garden West and south Cornwall is known fo …   Wikipedia