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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Algeria’s Semi-Arid Lands: Edaphic Fauna
Diversity in Different Land-Use Systems
1
Laboratory of Natural Resources and Management of Sensitive Environments, Larbi Ben M’hidi University,
Oum-El-Bouaghi 04000, Algeria
2
Department of Nature and Life Sciences, Faculty of Exact Sciences and Nature and Life Sciences,
Larbi Ben M’hidi University, Oum-El-Bouaghi 04000, Algeria
3
Department of Nature and Life Sciences, Faculty of life Sciences, University Batna 2, 05000, Algeria
4
Department of Ecology, Université 8 mai 1945, Guelma, Guelma, 24000, Algeria
Submission date: 2024-04-19
Final revision date: 2024-08-11
Acceptance date: 2024-08-23
Online publication date: 2024-11-21
Publication date: 2025-11-04
Corresponding author
Hinda Hafid
Laboratory of Natural Resources and Management of Sensitive Environments, Larbi Ben M’hidi University, Oum-El-Bouaghi 04000, Algeria
Laboratory of Natural Resources and Management of Sensitive Environments, Larbi Ben M’hidi University, Oum-El-Bouaghi 04000, Algeria
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2025;34(6):6721-6728
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ABSTRACT
The objective of the study was to analyze the variety of soil fauna in various land-use systems, including
fallow, apple, olive, apricot, pistachio, durum wheat, soft wheat, and garlic. Pitfall traps and the TSBF method
were used to evaluate the organisms; beyond the organisms, they were categorized into major taxonomic
groups (orders). The diversity was measured utilizing abundance, mean and total richness, equitability, and
Shannon indices. Pistachio (584 individuals/m2) and fallow (577 individuals/m2) had the highest abundance,
according to the results, whereas nurseries had the lowest number (22 individuals/m2). The highest values of
biological indices were favored by uniform fallow land management (H’=1.79). 49.58% of the data along the
main axis and 31.89% of the data along the secondary axis were explained by principal component analysis
(PCA). The results presented illustrate the significant variations in abundance and diversity between the
different land-use systems, highlighting the impact of these practices on soil fauna dynamics.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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