microfauna

Another notable discovery during his research program was the seventh known microfauna site in the park.

The microfauna are the least understood of soil life, due to their small size and great diversity.

Microfauna are made up of the smallest soil animals.

Microfauna are present in every habitat on Earth.

The role of soil microfauna in Plant disease suppression.

A large number of cryptic species of microfauna shelter among the tubes.

Effect of organic fungicides on the soil microfauna.

Microfauna also aid in digestion and other processes in larger organisms.

After all, a Tammuzian bug wouldn't be edible to the local microfauna.

His work was based on the microfauna and stratigraphy of South America, especially as related to petroleum geology.

The plants use highly modified underground leaves to attract, trap and digest minute microfauna, particularly protozoans.

This is in contrast to microflora which, together with microfauna, make up the microzoa.

Microorganisms with animal-like characteristics are classed as microfauna.

The Immune system would have a contact record, with pheromone, microfauna, and skin protein assays; it doesn't.

Ecologists say that ecosystems are often built on the backs of creatures that can only be called uncharismatic microfauna.

On the microscopic scale the diverse microfauna includes abundant well-preserved radiolarians.

Sandy shales very rich in a benthic microfauna were deposited.

Many microfauna are members of the so-called cryptozoa, animals that remain undescribed by science.

His studies focused specifically on mesozoic microfauna, seeking to bring to light the history of the oldest mammals, which until the 1960s was almost unknown.

Bacteria and microfauna may colonise the worm's gut and enrich the faecal casts.

Studies in 2009 questioned whether the decline in biota (including microfauna) as a result of human intervention might impede human health.

Specialists from around the world were called in to collect and study all the pollen, macroflora, microfauna and sediments found at the site.

Colpoda cucullus, on the other hand, has been found inhabiting the surface of plants and seems to dominate the microfauna there.

Ecological consequences include fish kills, harm to plankton and other aquatic microflora and microfauna.

One particular example of the role of microfauna can be seen in soil, where they are important in the cycling of nutrients in ecosystems.