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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. soil science
  3. soil biology
  4. soil biota
  5. soil fauna
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. natural resources
  3. biological resources
  4. fauna
  5. soil fauna

Preferred term

soil fauna

Type

  • Organism

Definition

  • Information Microscopic and macroscopic soil animals (mice, mites, nematodes, earthworms etc.), and some protozoans that spend at least part of their life in the soil.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • soil mesofauna
  • soil microfauna

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/59977

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