Abstract
Collembola communities are differently affected by land use practices. This study relies on the relationships between Collembola community structures and land use systems as a proxy for characterizing changes in soil quality. Thus, Collembola community structure (density, richness of Collembola morphotypes, eco-morphological groups - edaphic, hemiedaphic and epigeic) were examined in agro-forestry ecosystems to evaluate the discriminative power of the Collembola community structure. Fifteen morphotypes of Collembola were recorded in this study, 4 belonging to the edaphic eco-morphological group, 6 hemiedaphic, and 5 epigeic. The hemiedaphic and epigeic groups, in agricultural system, were more influenced by changes in land uses than the groups in natural forest system. Collembola eco-morphological groups and density were better predictors for ecosystem functioning and can be used to distinguish differences between soil uses, reducing laboratory analysis time.
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