ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Algeria’s Semi-Arid Lands: Edaphic Fauna
Diversity in Different Land-Use Systems
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Laboratory of Natural Resources and Management of Sensitive Environments, Larbi Ben M’hidi University,
Oum-El-Bouaghi 04000, Algeria
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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
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Department of Nature and Life Sciences, Faculty of life Sciences, University Batna 2, 05000, Algeria
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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
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Hinda Hafid
Laboratory of Natural Resources and Management of Sensitive Environments, Larbi Ben M’hidi University,
Oum-El-Bouaghi 04000, Algeria
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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.