Abundance of microarthropods population in different sites of Midnapore east coast of West Bengal, India
Abstract
Soil represents one of the most important reservoirs of biodiversity. Soil fauna is an important reservoir of biodiversity and plays an essential role in several soil ecosystem functions; furthermore it is often used to provide soil quality indicators. An ecological study of microarthropods communities from East Midnapore coast, West Bengal, India was undertaken. Four different biotopes were studied over the course of 30 months. A total 44 species of soil microarthropods were studied in details with regard to seasonal population fluctuation, variation in their community structure, relationship with physiochemical parameters of soil, life cycle pattern and their functional role in the ecosystem.
Keywords:
Soil microarthropods; Population fluctuation; Diversity
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Dey M.K, A.K.Hazra and S.K.Chakraborty (2008) Diversity of Microarthropods and the Plant Litter Decomposition in the Coastal Tract of East Midnapore District, West Bengal, India. Zoological Research in Human Welfare :20; 207-226 . ISSN-0373-5893. Kasprzak
Dey M.K, A.K.Hazra and S.K.Chakraborty (2012) Diversity Of Mangrove Litter Inhabiting Microarthropods with Special Reference To Their Functional Role in Midnapore(East) Cosast, West Bengal , India . Biodiversity &Taxonomy ,Narendra Publishing House . pp29-42. ISBN 978-93-80428925
Dey M.K, A.K.Hazra and S.K.Chakrabory (2007) Soil Micro-Arthropods Population in Alluvial and Coastal Soil InMidnaporeDstrict With Special Reference To Relative Abundance. Rec.Zool.Surv.India; 107(Part-4):93-99. ISBN 81-8171-0649.
Dey.M.K, A.K.Hazra and S.K.Chakraborty (2006) Ecology of Coliform Bacteria in a Heavy Metals Contaminated River at Midnapore District area, West Bengal. Rec.Zool.Surv.India(Part-3); 1-8. ISBN-81-8171-0649.
Gillikin, D. & Verheyden, A. (2005). "Rhizophora mucronata Lamk. 1804". A field guide to Kenyan mangroves
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Luxton, M. (1966). Laboratory studies on the feeding habitats of saltmarsh Acarina, with note on their behavior. Acarologia, 8: 163-175.
Macfadyen, A. (1955). A comparison of methods for extracting soil arthropods, 315-332. In: Soil Zoology (D.K.McE Kevan, Ed.) Butterworth, London.
Menhiniak, E.F. (1964). A comparison of some species diversity indices applied to samples of field insects. Ecology. 45: 859-861.
Monleon, V.J. and Kermit Cromak Jnr. (1996). Long term effects of prescribed underburning on litter decomposition and nutrient release in pondarosa pine stsnds in central Oregon. Forest Ecology and Management. 81:143-152.
Newel, K. (1984). Interaction between two decomposer Basidiomycetes and a collembolans under Sitka spruce: Distribution, Abundance and selective grazing, Soil. Biology and Biochemistry, 16: 227-233.
Pielou, E.G. (1966.) The measurement of diversity in different types of biological Collections. Journal of theoretical Biology, 13: 131-144.
Raffaelli, D & Hawkins , S (1996). Inertidal Ecology . 1st edition , Londres, Chapman and Hall .356pp.
Shannon C.E and W. Weaver, (1949). The Mathematical Theory of Communications Illinois University Press Urbana.
Simpson, E.H. (1949). Measurement of diversity. Nature 163-688.
Skubala, P. (1999). Colonization of dolomitic dump by oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida), Pedobiologia, 43: 145-154.
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Dey, M., & Hazra, A. (2021). Abundance of microarthropods population in different sites of Midnapore east coast of West Bengal, India. International Journal of Advancement in Life Sciences Research, 4(3), 13-25. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.31632/ijalsr.2021.v04i03.003
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