Relationship of Mesofauna Bioiversity and Undergrowth Vegetations in Jobolarangan Forest

Abstract

Soil mesofauna is one group of soil biodiversity, which take main role of decomposition processes of organic matter. The objective of this research was to investigate the composition and diversity of soil mesofauna at Jobolarangan forest. Soil samples were collected from 8 sampling points which different vegetation types. Soil mesofaunas extracted by modified Barless-Tullgren extractor apparatus for 4 days. The results showed that in the north side of Jobolarangan forest were identified 6 groups of microarthropods, i.e.: Mesostigma and Astigma (Ordo: Acarina), Isotomidae (Ordo: Collembola), Rhinotermitidae (Ordo: Hymenoptera), Staphyllinidae and Carabidae (Ordo: Coleoptera). The group with highest density and wide distribution was Astigma. There were high diversities of soil mesofauna community structure at Jobolarangan forest.
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Key words: soil mesofauna, biodiversity, Jobolarangan forest.