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soil fauna

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005923

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

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-005923
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
Synonymssoil mesofauna; soil microfauna
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsosoil biota; fauna; soil ecosystems; soil respiration; Isoptera; soil microorganisms; Protozoa; soil invertebrates; soil protozoa
TranslationsSpanish: fauna del suelo
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005923",
  "term": "soil fauna",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Microscopic and macroscopic soil animals (mice, mites, nematodes, earthworms etc.), and some protozoans that spend at least part of their life in the soil.",
  "synonyms": [
    "soil mesofauna",
    "soil microfauna"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "soil biota",
    "fauna",
    "soil ecosystems",
    "soil respiration",
    "Isoptera",
    "soil microorganisms",
    "Protozoa",
    "soil invertebrates",
    "soil protozoa"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "fauna del suelo"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/soil-fauna/"
}

Record 5,923 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.