Abundance of soil mites under four agroforestry tree species with contrasting litter quality
Populations of soil-dwelling mites were monitored in monoculture plots of four agroforestry tree species, Gliricidia sepium, Leucaena leucocephala, Dactyladenia barteri and Treculia africana, and compared to those in grass and secondary forest plots in the dry season (December 1993 to January 1994)...
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| author | Badejo, M.A. Tian, G. |
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| description | Populations of soil-dwelling mites were monitored in monoculture plots of four agroforestry tree species, Gliricidia sepium, Leucaena leucocephala, Dactyladenia barteri and Treculia africana, and compared to those in grass and secondary forest plots in the dry season (December 1993 to January 1994) and in the wet season (April to June 1994) in southwest Nigeria. Mite populations were very low in all plots during the dry season (500–3000 m–2), compared to those during the wet season (10 000–30 000 m–2). The highest mite population was observed in Gliricidia plots (3 044 m–2) for the dry season and Leucaena plots (30 240 m–2) for the wet season. Mite genera that were dominant in all the experimental plots were Annectacarus, Haplozetes, Machadobelba, Scheloribates and members of the Galumnidae, Dermanyssidae and Parasitidae. The community structure of mites was similar in the soil for Treculia and Gliricidia plots and for Leucaena and Dactyladenia plots. There were more taxonomic groups of mites under Leucaena than in the other agroforestry plots. Based on the density, diversity and complexity of the mite communities, Leucaena was considered to be better than other agroforestry species in encouraging the growth of mite populations. |
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| spelling | CGSpace960482023-06-13T05:50:28Z Abundance of soil mites under four agroforestry tree species with contrasting litter quality Badejo, M.A. Tian, G. agroforestry density gliricidia sepium leucaena leucocephala soil Populations of soil-dwelling mites were monitored in monoculture plots of four agroforestry tree species, Gliricidia sepium, Leucaena leucocephala, Dactyladenia barteri and Treculia africana, and compared to those in grass and secondary forest plots in the dry season (December 1993 to January 1994) and in the wet season (April to June 1994) in southwest Nigeria. Mite populations were very low in all plots during the dry season (500–3000 m–2), compared to those during the wet season (10 000–30 000 m–2). The highest mite population was observed in Gliricidia plots (3 044 m–2) for the dry season and Leucaena plots (30 240 m–2) for the wet season. Mite genera that were dominant in all the experimental plots were Annectacarus, Haplozetes, Machadobelba, Scheloribates and members of the Galumnidae, Dermanyssidae and Parasitidae. The community structure of mites was similar in the soil for Treculia and Gliricidia plots and for Leucaena and Dactyladenia plots. There were more taxonomic groups of mites under Leucaena than in the other agroforestry plots. Based on the density, diversity and complexity of the mite communities, Leucaena was considered to be better than other agroforestry species in encouraging the growth of mite populations. 1999 2018-07-05T06:30:32Z 2018-07-05T06:30:32Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96048 en Limited Access Badejo, M.A. & Tian, G. (1999). Abundance of soil mites under four agroforestry tree species with contrasting litter quality. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 30(1-2), 107-112. |
| spellingShingle | agroforestry density gliricidia sepium leucaena leucocephala soil Badejo, M.A. Tian, G. Abundance of soil mites under four agroforestry tree species with contrasting litter quality |
| title | Abundance of soil mites under four agroforestry tree species with contrasting litter quality |
| title_full | Abundance of soil mites under four agroforestry tree species with contrasting litter quality |
| title_fullStr | Abundance of soil mites under four agroforestry tree species with contrasting litter quality |
| title_full_unstemmed | Abundance of soil mites under four agroforestry tree species with contrasting litter quality |
| title_short | Abundance of soil mites under four agroforestry tree species with contrasting litter quality |
| title_sort | abundance of soil mites under four agroforestry tree species with contrasting litter quality |
| topic | agroforestry density gliricidia sepium leucaena leucocephala soil |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96048 |
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