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mi·cro·fau·na

 (mī′krō-fô′nə)
n. pl. microfauna or mi·cro·fau·nas
Microscopic or very small organisms, such as protozoans, that live in soil or benthic sediments.
mi′cro·fau′nal adj.
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microfauna

(ˈmaɪkrəʊˌfɔːnə)
n
(Environmental Science) very small, esp microscopic, animals
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mi•cro•fau•na

(ˌmaɪ kroʊˈfɔ nə)

n., pl. -nas, -nae (-nē). (used with a sing. or pl. v.)
the microscopic animals and protozoa of a habitat or microhabitat.
[1900–05]
mi`cro•fau′nal, adj.
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Efecto de plantaciones de pino en la artropofauna del suelo de un bosque Altoandino
(in press) include microflora (palynomorphs) and microfauna (foraminifera), marine megafossils, and U-Pb geochronology from a thin tuff bed associated with coal.
A probable neoceratopsian manus track from the Nanushuk Formation (Albian, Northern Alaska)/Probable pisada de neoceratopsia en la Formacion Nanushuk (Albiense, Norte de Alaska)
It involves the biogeochemical cycling of nutrients as well as the production of phytoplankton, zooplankton, microfauna and macrophytes living in the aquatic system.
Biodiversity of the Pantanal: response to seasonal flooding regime and to environmental degradation/Biodiversidade do Pantanal: resposta ao regime sazonal de enchente e a degradacao ambiental
On the other hand, the microfauna from Level K in Gruta do Caldeirao, including Allocricetus bursae, shows how steppic conditions migrated to the western part of the Iberian Peninsula and prevailed when the first industries of the Upper Paleolithic occurred, an evolved phase of the Aurignacian, about probably 35-34 Ka calBP.
The mousterian complex in Portugal
Hassink J, Neutel AM, de Ruiter PC (1994) C and N mineralisation in sandy and loamy grassland soils: the role of microbes and microfauna. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 26, 1565-1571.
Effect of biosolids compost on two NSW coastal soils used to grow vegetables
Body size and metabolic rate in the animal kingdom with special regard to the marine microfauna. C.
Energetics of Larval Swimming and Metamorphosis in Four Species of Bugula (Bryozoa)
Two months after defaunation the humus was checked for nematodes and other microfauna, enchytraeids, and microarthropods using appropriate extraction methods.
Growth of birch and pine seedlings in relation to grazing by soil fauna on ectomycorrhizal fungi
In the rhizosphere, very important and intensive interactions are taking place between the plant, soil, microorganisms and soil microfauna. In fact, biochemical interactions and exchanges of signal molecules between plants and soil microorganisms have been described and reviewed.
The role of plant growth promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) in sustainable agriculture
At Day 0, mesofauna and microfauna were added to the appropriate treatments (M+I and M+W+I).
Influence of soil faunal communities on nitrogen dynamics in legume-based mesocosms
Segundo Esteves (1998), o aumento nas concentracoes de nitrogenio se deve ao alto teor de nitrogenio das bacterias, fungos, diatomaceas perifiticas e da microfauna que coloniza os detritos, embora se considere que, com o processo de secagem, parte dos organismos que colonizam os detritos foi eliminada.
Decomposition and release dynamics of nitrogen and phosphorous from vegetal fractions of Salvinia auriculata Aubl. in a Legal Amazon reservoir/Decomposicao e dinamica de liberacao de nitrogenio e fosforo de fracoes vegetais de Salvinia auriculata Aubl. em um reservatorio da Amazonia legal

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