Development of soil fauna in meadows restored on arable land: Initial phases of successional development

• Authors: TAJOVSKÝ Karel; PIŽL Václav; STARÝ Josef; BALÍK Vladimír; FROUZ Jan; SCHLAGHAMERSKÝ Jiří; HÁNĚL Ladislav; RUSEK Josef; KALČÍK Jiří
• Year of publication: 2005
• Type: Article in Proceedings
• Conference: Contributions to Soil Zoology in Central Europe I: Proceedings of the 7th Central European Workshop on Soil Zoology
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• Field: Ecology
• Keywords: meadow restoration; soil fauna; succession; grassland
• Description: The development of soil fauna assemblages (testate amoebae, nematodes, enchytraeids, earthworms, terrestrial isopods, millipedes, centipedes, collembolans, dipteran larvae) was investigated in a field experiment since autumn 1999 in which plots previously managed as arable land were subjected to four types of treatment intended to restore a species-rich meadow typical for the area.

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