Published in Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LXVI, Issue 1
Written by Andrei DANILOV, Irina SENICOVSCAIA
The family of Carabidae in soils of natural and agricultural ecosystems located in the different zones of the Republic of Moldova has been investigated in May and August, 2021. Carabids sampling was carried out from test cuts by manual sampling of soil layers to the depth of soil fauna occurrence. Abundance of Carabidae family in natural soils is much greater compared to soils of agricultural ecosystems. Carabids were practically absent in arable soils at the time of sampling. The share of Carabidae family in the total abundance of invertebrates in forest soils of natural ecosystems constitutes of 2.1-9.6%, in chernozems - 3.0-10.2%. The base mass of Carabidae family in soils under natural vegetation is located in the litter and 0-10 cm layer. Species of the Carabus nemoralis, Carabus granulatus, Harpalus affinis, Harpalus rufipes, Calosoma inquisitor and others were identified in the faunal samples from soils in natural ecosystems.
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