SOIL MICROARTHROPODS – BIODIVERSITY, ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND IMPACT ON HUMAN ECONOMY AND HEALTH

Аннотация

Annotation. The soil system, as a part of terrestrial ecosystems, is a place of crucial
ecological processes that ensure the continuum of biological processes on Earth. The soil
microarthropods are very diverse in terms of form and function, depend on the soil type, and
influence the soil processes mainly through feeding, thus directly or indirectly influence the dead
organic matter decomposition. Particular groups of soil microarthropods provide important
ecosystem services; however, can have both positive and negative ecological and economical
effects. In this paper we discussed the role of particular soil microarthropods in the context of their
position within the soil food web, and other non-trophic influences on the soil ecosystem,
humaneconomy and health. We also emphasized the possibilities of practical use of soil fauna