EDAPHIC COLLEMBOLA (COLLEMBOLA) AS INDICATORS OF THE CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SOIL IN A PEACH ORCHARD (PRUNUS PERSICA (L.) BATSCH) IN MICHOACÁN, MEXICO
Por:
Miranda-Rangel A., Cano-Santana Z., Castaño-Meneses G., Palacios-Vargas J.G., Corona-Tejeda P.
Publicada:
1 ene 2024
Ahead of Print:
1 mar 2024
Resumen:
Edaphic collembola are abundant in agricultural soils and can be used as bioindicators of the condition of the soils they inhabit. We study the composition, diversity, and phenology of the collembola community in a peach orchard (Prunus persica (L.) Bach) located in Zitácuaro, Michoacán, Mexico. We evaluated the effect of physical and chemical characteristics of the orchard’s soil on the edaphic collembola community. Collembola were extracted by Berlese funnels from samples of leaf litter and soil obtained monthly, from September 1993 to August 1994. Fallen leaves were not removed from the ground for the duration of the study. Sixty-nine species were registered: 58 in leaf litter and 53 in soil. Collembola density varied from 248 to 15,889 ind m-2 in leaf litter and 419 to 7,286 ind m-2 in soil. The layer of fallen leaves exhibited the highest density, species richness and diversity of collembola. The edaphic variables that altered collembola density were organic matter content, cationic exchange capacity (CEC) and carbon-to-nitrogen ratio. Richness was affected by organic matter and total nitrogen. Diversity was affected by pH, total nitrogen, calcium, and carbon-to-nitrogen ratio. The density of dominant species was negatively affected by phosphorus and calcium content, as well as CEC. © 2024, ALÖKI Kft., Budapest, Hungary.
Filiaciones:
Miranda-Rangel A.:
Laboratory of Soil Micro and Mesofauna, Área de Biología, Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Edo. de México, Chapingo, 56230, Mexico
Cano-Santana Z.:
Department of Ecology and Natural Resources, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, D.F., México, 04510, Mexico
Castaño-Meneses G.:
Laboratorio de Artrópodos en Ambientes Extremos, Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Docencia e Investigación, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Juriquilla, Boulevard Juriquilla 3001, Jurica, Querétaro, 76230, Mexico
Palacios-Vargas J.G.:
Laboratorio de Ecología y Sistemática de Microartrópodos, Ecología y Recursos Naturales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, D.F., México, 04510, Mexico
Corona-Tejeda P.:
Department of Ecology and Natural Resources, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, D.F., México, 04510, Mexico
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