Ecoogy of Soil Fauna in a Desertified System

Ecoogy of Soil Fauna in a Desertified System,A number of aspects related to soil fauna have been developed in China. These include the function of soil fauna as bioindicators of ecosystem health, the identification and evaluation of soil organisms by using barcoding technology, soil biota and resource partitioning, soil biodiversity and global climate change, etc. Along a latitudinal gradient from southern to northern China, soil fauna data sets were collected from tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions. Soil faunal habitats investigated include forest, grassland, desert, wetland, farmland, and urban ecosystems. Several relevant books have been previously published, including studies on Fauna and Eco-geograpy of Soil Anima,Subtropical Soil Animals in China, Pictorial Keys to Soil Animals of China, Soil Animals of China, Study on Forest Soil Animals in Northeast China, etc.

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Preface

Chapter 1 Concept, Classification, and Research Method of Soil Fauna

Chapter 2 Effects of Desertification and the Stabilization of Sand Dunes on Soil Faunal Community Distribution

Chpater 3 Effect of Restored Management on Soil Faunal Community Distribution

Chapter 4 Effect of Grassland Cultivation on Soil Faunal Community Distribution

Chapter 5 Effect of Land Use/Cover Changes on Soil Faunal Comunity Distribution

Chapter 6 Shrub Cover Acted as a Stimulus of Soil Arthropod Community in Sandy Land

Chapter 7 Temporal-spatial Distribution of Ground-active Arthropods in Relation to Shrub Cover

Chapter 8 "Arthropod Island" formtion and Its Relation to Grazing Management

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