Original Research Article I Volume 7 I Issue 4 I 2021
Seasonal Abundance Of Soil Inhabiting Arthropods In Forest And Agro Ecosystems In Warangal District
Esam Narayana
The American Journal of Science and Medical Research
DOI:https://dx.doi.org/10.17812/ajsmr.2021.742
Abstract:
Present study is based on seasonal diversity, habitat quality and species specific differences of micro and macro arthropods abundance in two different managed agro ecosystems at GudurmandalRajannapally village of Warangal district, Telangana State. Total 20 samples were collected from each site at monthly intervals. Soil macro arthropods were collected with the help of pit-fall trap method and identified by a binocular stereomicroscope. The results of this study stated that, the major invertebrate faunal groups recorded during study were collembolan, Arenea, Hymenoptera, Orthoptera,Acari, Dermoptera, coleoptera and Blateria. Climatic interference and edaphic properties are also affecting the diversity and species specific structure of soil macro arthropods community thus habitat quality may serve for static nature of soil macro arthropods diversity. Some insects provide natural population control of other insects, arthropods and vertebrates. Arthropods are very useful and helpful in many commercial and biological aspects like silk, lac & honey production. Hence, this study clearly establishes that diversity of soil macro arthropods is affected by various properties in an agro-ecosystems including qualitative and quantitative nature of external inputs, habitat quality, edaphic properties and regional climatic interferences..
Keywords:
Arthropods, Collembolan, Seasonal diversity, Climatic Interference
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Article Dates:
Received: 11 October 2021; Accepted: 2 December 2021; Published: 17 December 2021
How To Cite:
https://dx.doi.org/10.17812/ajsmr.2021.742 Received: 11October2021; Accepted: 2December2021 Published: 17December 2021
