A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Harvesting on the Abundance and Richness of Soil Fauna in Boreal and Temperate Forests

The processes of matter and energy metabolism in forest ecosystems are largely dependent on the activity complex invertebrates associated with litter soil. To quantify effect harvesting soil fauna, we used a meta-analysis to examine database 720 responses collected from 52 publications boreal temperate forests. Overall, was found decrease abundance fauna while not affecting its richness. However, reaction differed significantly among taxonomic groups, negative, neutral, positive effects observed. We that negative increased decreasing body size. In addition, type practice played important roles driving biota harvesting. Nematoda, Oribatida, Enchytraeidae recovered control values occurring approximately 10 years after Despite limitations dataset, results obtained our expand understanding