Comparison of biological indicators of soil macrofun during the growing and resting seasons in the protected area of Genu, Hormozgan province

Banifatemeh, Maryam; Parvaresh, Hossein; Moslehi, Maryam; Ghassemi, Saber; Bagheri, Abdoolnabi

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Volume 11, Issue 23 (12-2023)

PEC 2023, 11(23): 84-102

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Comparison of biological indicators of soil macrofun during the growing and resting seasons in the protected area of Genu, Hormozgan province

Maryam Banifatemeh¹

, Hossein Parvaresh ^*

, Maryam Moslehi³

, Saber Ghassemi⁴

, Abdoolnabi Bagheri⁵

1- Department of Natural Resources Faculty of Environment, Bandar abbas branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran
Department of Natural Resources, Faculty of Environment, Bandar abbas branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran, Department of Natural Resources, Faculty of Environment, Bandar abbas branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran , h.parvaresh@iauba.ac.ir
3- Research Division of Natural Resources, Hormozgan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Bandar Abbas, Iran
4- Department of Natural Resources, Faculty of Environment, Bandar abbas branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran
5- Department of plant protection Research, Hormozgan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Bandar Abbas, Iran

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Soil macrofauna plays a critical role in the development of soil structure and provides a variety of ecological functions. The present study aims to compare the biological index of soil macrofauna in broadleaved, coniferous, and mixed stands during growing and resting seasons in Geno protected area, Hormozgan Province, Iran. After a half-hectare broadleaved stand, a half-hectare coniferous stand, and a half-hectare broadleaf-coniferous (mixed) stand in the Geno protected area were selected to identify the soil macrofauna and measure the physical, chemical, and soil properties and their relationship with soil macrofauna, 10 soil samples were randomly collected from different soil depths under the canopy to a depth of 15 cm, during the growing and resting seasons. The macrofauna were isolated from the soil samples and were then submitted to a laboratory for chemical analysis. Data were analyzed using SPSS26 software. Richness, evenness, and biodiversity indices were compared using t-test, and then ANOVA and Duncan tests were run to compare physical and chemical properties of macrofauna soil in growing and resting seasons. The results showed a significant difference in richness, evenness, and biodiversity indices in broadleaved, coniferous, and mixed stands in the growing and resting seasons.

Article number: 7

Keywords: Physicaland chemical proerties, Richness, Evenness, Biodiversity

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Received: 2023/01/20 | Accepted: 2023/07/16 | Published: 2024/03/20

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