Mohammad  Jalaluddin Abbas, Hina  Pervez, 
    Temporal Variations in Population Dynamics of Soil Micro-Arthropods: Acarina and Collembola,
    Research Journal of Biological Sciences,
    Volume 4,Issue 9,
    2009,
    Pages 1016-1021,
    ISSN 1815-8846,
    rjbsci.2009.1016.1021,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2009.1016.1021)
    Abstract: In this study, we investigate temporal variations in population dynamics of soil micro-arthropods from some selected sites at Aligarh. We examine the variations of soil micro-arthropods. Among the soil micro-arthropods examined, we concentrate on mesofaunal group, specifically, acarina and collembola. To examine the variations of these species, we collect samples of soil from different sites-agriculture, vegetative and unarable land. The parameters that we examine are population, population density and abundance of soil micro-arthropods. We carried out experiments and observed that the total population of acarina in case of tomato is 3.58% smaller than that of collembola and the total population of acarina in case of brinjal is 10.67% smaller than that of collembola. Further, we found that the total population of acarina in maize is 4.10% larger than that of collembola and the total population of acarina in case of the natural site is 11.02% larger than that of collembola. Further, we compare the abundance and density of soil micro-arthropods found from different sites.
    Keywords: Temporal variations;population dynamics;micro-arthropods;acarina;collembola