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Concept information

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.

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • soil mesofauna
  • soil microfauna

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URI

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

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