1. Effect of Soil Parameters on the Distribution of Soil Fauna from Roadside Trees at Three Elevations in Mauritius
- Author
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Singh Hr, Jawaheer Z, and Ganeshan S
- Subjects
Diversity index ,Geography ,biology ,Soil biology ,Species evenness ,Forestry ,Edaphic ,Casuarina equisetifolia ,Soil carbon ,Species richness ,biology.organism_classification ,Water content - Abstract
The effect of soil parameters on the distribution of soil fauna was carried out in Mauritius during summer from November 2012 to April 2013. The objective of this study was to determine the distribution of soil fauna of roadside trees at three elevations in Mauritius. Soil fauna were collected utilizing pitfall traps made of plastic cups at three different elevations (Flic en Flac, 5 m; Rose-Hill, 221 m; and Mare aux Vacoas, 569 m). Traps were placed among Casuarina equisetifolia (5m), Dictyosperma album (221 m) and Pinus sylvestris (569 m) trees. A total of 18730 individuals were sampled of which 10740 individuals were sampled at 5 m, 5293 individuals at 221 m and 2697 individuals at 569 m. Significant difference was recorded between study sites and months when considering humidity, temperature, soil carbon content and soil moisture (p 0.05) but significant difference was recorded between study sites (p
- Published
- 2015