Responses of Soil Collembolans to Land Degradation in a Black Soil Region in China.

ABSTRACT: Land degradation in black soil regions has a significant effect on belowground systems, and Collembolans can adequately indicate environmental changes in the soil. However, there is currently a knowledge gap in the literature regarding the responses of soil Collembolans to land degradation. In order to better understand this issue, in this study, a total of 180 soil Collembolan samples were collected from four habitats with varying degrees of land degradation in the Songnen Plain, namely a no land-degradation habitat (NLD), light land-degradation habitat (LLD), moderate land-degradation habitat (MLD) and severe land-degradation habitat (SLD). The results reveal that the different degrees of land degradation caused some differences in the taxonomic composition of the Collembolans; however,

SUBMITTER: Ma C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10048822 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature