Conversion of rainforest into oil palm and rubber plantations affects the functional composition of litter and soil Collembola.

ABSTRACT: Rainforest conversion and expansion of plantations in tropical regions are associated with changes in animal communities and biodiversity decline. In soil, Collembola are one of the most numerous invertebrate groups that affect the functioning of microbial communities and support arthropod predators. Despite that, information on the impact of changes in land use in the tropics on species and trait composition of Collembola communities is very limited. We investigated the response of Collembola to the conversion of rainforest into rubber agroforestry ("jungle rubber"), rubber, and oil palm plantations in Jambi Province (Sumatra, Indonesia), a region which experienced one of the strongest recent deforestation globally. Collembola were sampled in 2013 and 2016 from the litter and soil layer u

SUBMITTER: Susanti WI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8328430 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature