The importance of the biodiversity of so
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Walter G. Whitford
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Article
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1996
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Springer
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English
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The importance of soil biota in maintaining ecosytem integrity is examined by a review of studies of soil processes and soil biota in arid ecosystems. In decomposition and mineralization processes, there is a temporal succession of microarthropod and nematode species. Tydeid mites are keystone speci