@article{fdi:010042543, title = {{I}nvertebrate soil macrofauna under different ground cover plants in the no-till system in the {C}errado}, author = {de {A}quino, {A}. {M}. and da {S}ilva, {R}. {F}. and {M}ercante, {F}. {M}. and {C}orreia, {M}. {E}. {F}. and {G}uimaraes, {M}. {D}. and {L}avelle, {P}atrick}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}his work was aimed at evaluating the invertebrate macrofauna community in the soil, by means of its abundance and richness of groups under different plant covers in the no-till system. {E}valuations were performed at the experimental field of {E}mbrapa {A}gropecuaria {O}este, in the municipal district of {D}ourados-{MS}, on a {T}ypic {H}apludox under conventional, no-till, and natural systems. {S}amplings were performed in {D}ecember 2000, {J}une 2001, {J}anuary 2002, and {J}une 2002. {F}ive soil monoliths measuring 0.25 x 0.25 m width and 0.30 m depth were sampled along a transect. {T}urnip residues before a corn crop (turnip/corn) and soybean residues before wheat and turnip crops (soybean/wheat and soybean/turnip) provided positive effects on the density and diversity of the edaphic macrofauna community.}, keywords = {crop rotation/succession ; community ; density ; diversity ; worms ; termites}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{E}uropean {J}ournal of {S}oil {B}iology}, volume = {44}, numero = {2}, pages = {191--197}, ISSN = {1164-5563}, year = {2008}, DOI = {10.1016/j.ejsobi.2007.05.001}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010042543}, }