Changes in the edaphic macrofauna in a Cambisol under different management conditions

Authors

  • Yoandris Socarrás-Armenteros Universidad de Cienfuegos. Carretera Roda km 1, Cuatro Caminos, Cienfuegos, Cuba. CP. 55100
  • Elein Terry-Alfonso Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Agrícolas. Carretera Tapaste km 3½. San José de las Lajas, Mayabeque, Cuba. CP. 32700
  • Orlando Gualberto Rodríguez del Rey Piña Universidad de Cienfuegos. Carretera Roda km 1, Cuatro Caminos, Cienfuegos, Cuba. CP. 55100.
  • Yulieska Urdanivia-Gutiérrez Universidad de Cienfuegos. Carretera Roda km 1, Cuatro Caminos, Cienfuegos, Cuba. CP. 55100.
  • Alexis Lamz-Piedra Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, AC-Subsede Cuauhtémoc. Av. Río Conchos S/N, Parque Industrial, Chihuahua, México. CP. 31570

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v16i7.3769

Keywords:

agrogenic, continuous cultivation, pastures, predators

Abstract

Soil is part of the biosphere and the edaphic macrofauna is made up of the organisms that inhabit the surface of the soil. The research aimed to determine the change of the edaphic macrofauna under different management conditions in Cambisol. The experimental work was carried out on the ‘Aeropuerto’ farm in the municipality of Cienfuegos. To sample the macrofauna, the methodology of the International Research Program ‘Biology and Fertility of Tropical Soils’ was used. The management systems evaluated were: a reference soil, under undisturbed forests (> 50 years), a soil conserved under pastures (more than 10 years), and an agrogenic soil with continuous cultivation (planted with sugarcane for more than 60 years). The identified edaphic macrofauna was grouped into three phyla, seven classes and 20 orders. The highest total values of insects (60.08 m2) were obtained in forest management and the lowest values were obtained in pasture and continuous cultivation, which were similar (38.62 and 37.8 m2). Forest management (91.3 individuals) revealed the highest values of the predatory, detritivorous and herbivorous functional groups compared to pasture management (50.6 individuals) and cultivation management (20.75 individuals), with statistical differences. It was concluded that, under the management of continuous cultivation, the total values of insects and the functional groups of the macrofauna are low. This could be a negative indicator of the degradation process that commonly occurs in continuous cultivation. The study provided the possibility of relating the changes in the macrofauna to the management conditions for experimental and productive purposes.

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2025-10-28

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Socarrás-Armenteros, Yoandris, Elein Terry-Alfonso, Orlando Gualberto Rodríguez del Rey Piña, Yulieska Urdanivia-Gutiérrez, and Alexis Lamz-Piedra. 2025. “Changes in the Edaphic Macrofauna in a Cambisol under Different Management Conditions”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Agrícolas 16 (7). México, ME:e3769. https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v16i7.3769.

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