A study on abundance and group diversity of soil microarthropods at four different soil habitats in North Dinajpur, West Bengal, India
Keywords:
Abundance, agricultural field, forest, group diversity, soil micro-arthropods
Abstract
Sampling was conducted at four different sites i.e., an agricultural field, a river basin, a brick field and a forest floor from the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, India. Though abundance was higher at the forest site, the group diversities during summer, monsoon and post-monsoon seasons were highest at the river basin. Site-specific and temporal variation of abundance was significant among the sites s (p<0.05).
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Edwards, C.A., (1991). The assessment of populations of soil-inhabiting invertebrates. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 34: 145–176.
Ghosh, T.C. and Roy, S. (2004). Distribution and diversity of acarina community three tea gardens at different altitudes of Darjeeling Himalayas. Proc. Zool. Soc. Calcutta. 57: 87-93.
Halder, N. C. (2015). Nitrogen fixing Cyanobacterial flora of Nadia District in West Bengal, India. International Journal of Experimental Research and Review (IJERR). 1: 8-16.
Lakshmi, G. and Joseph, A. (2016). Soil microarthropods as indicators of soil quality of tropical home gardens in a village in Kerala, India. Agro-forestry Systems. pp 1-12. DOI 10.1007/s10457- 016-9941-z
MacFadyen, A. (1953). Notes on methods for the extraction of small soil arthropods. J. Animal Ecol. 22: 65- 77.
Moitra, M.N., Sanyal, A.K. and Chakrabarti, S. (2007). Variation of group diversity in soil microarthropod community at different altitudes in the Darjeeling Himalayas, West Bengal, India. J. Environ & Sociobiol. 4(2): 163-168.
Moitra, M.N., Banerjee, S. and Sanyal, A.K. (2013). A study on group diversity as an assessment of biodiversity in soil microarthropod communities at four different habitats in and around Kolkata, West Bengal, India. In: Biotechnology for people, Ed. S. Mukherjee. Pp. 30-38.
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Sanyal, A.K. (1982). Soil oribatid mites and their relation with soil factors in West Bengal. J. Soil Biol, Ecol. 2(1): 8-17.
Sarkar, S.K., Chakraborty, K. and Moitra, M.N. (2014). Observation on abundance and group diversity of soil microarthropods with special reference to acarines at four differently used soil habitats. International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications. 4(11): 1-12.
Wallwork, J.A. (1976). The distribution and diversity of soil fauna. Acad. Press Inc. Ltd. London. Pp. 1-355.
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2016-10-30
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Sarkar, S., Chakrobarty, K., & Moitra, M. (2016). A study on abundance and group diversity of soil microarthropods at four different soil habitats in North Dinajpur, West Bengal, India. International Journal of Experimental Research and Review, 7, 32-37. Retrieved from https://qtanalytics.in/journals/index.php/IJERR/article/view/1373
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