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Mackay, W.P., Silva, S., Lightfoot, D.C., Pagani, M.I. and Whitford, W.G. (1986) Effect of Increased Soil Moisture and Reduced Soil Temperature on a Desert Soil Arthropod Community. American Midland Naturalist, 16, 45-56.
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• TITLE: Chihuahuan Desert Soil Biota

  AUTHORS: Walter G. Whitford, Yosef Steinberger

  KEYWORDS: Desert, Soil Biota, Plant Cover, Ecophysiological Adaptation, Plant Soil Biota Interaction

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Ecology, Vol.11 No.9, September 2, 2021

  ABSTRACT: Deserts have traditionally been considered as a low moisture system where biological activity is triggered by unpredictable rainfall in time and space. Studies on desert ecosystems functions, processes, dynamics and diversity of soil biota had been found to contribute to understanding of their role in primary production and management of soil ecosystems. As belowground biota is very diverse they are playing an important role in above as well below ground essential ecosystem processes e.g. primary production, decomposition, nutrient mineralization etc. The challenge is to use the emerging knowledge of soil biota diversity in understanding basic ecosystems function.