| 要旨トップ | 目次 | | 日本生態学会第72回全国大会 (2025年3月、札幌) 講演要旨 ESJ72 Abstract |
一般講演(ポスター発表) P0-102 (Poster presentation)
Organic management of agriculture is considered a preferred strategy that facilitates a favorable environment for soil biodiversity by minimizing the detrimental effect of agricultural intensification. Soil microarthropods are a significant part of agricultural soil biodiversity, and their abundance and community composition depend on the characteristics of the soil. However, few studies have been carried out on the responses of soil microarthropods comparing organic and conventional management in multi-crop type. Therefore, we studied 64 agricultural fields with 192 samples under organic and conventional practices of 3 crop categories (paddy, soybean, and vegetables). To assess the response of microarthropods to the chemical properties (CN ratio, inorganic N=IN, organic N=ON, P2O5, pH, and EC) of soil were analyzed. Generalized Linear Mixed Models (GLMMs) revealed that the total abundance of microarthropods was significantly higher in organic management and phosphorus content of soil had a positive relationship with microarthropod abundance. Moreover, CN and ON also had a positive conditional relationship with microarthropod abundance (higher content of ON makes CN and microarthropod abundance correlation stronger). But on the contrary, our result could not reveal any significant difference in CN, ON, and P2O5 according to practice type. However, in taxonomical order-based community composition analysis crop types are more distinct compared to management type. Additionally, paddy and vegetable communities show more dissimilarity to each other. Unlike the other microarthropod communities, vegetable conventional was strongly associated with soil chemical factors IN and CN. Other factors are found as either less associated or insignificant. Outcomes imply most distant vegetable-conventional microarthropod community influenced by CN and IN explains higher carbon content in contrast to nitrogen content and higher IN content comply application of nitrogen-based inorganic fertilizer. Furthermore, organic management of agriculture promotes microarthropod abundance in soil compared to conventional practice. Higher phosphorus content and higher CN content with elevated ON had a positive effect on microarthropod abundance so it is perceived that there is a connection between mentioned soil factors and organic practice. Additionally, phosphorus and ON are acknowledged for root-shoot growth and instigated microbial activity respectively, so it can be assumed that the mentioned soil chemical factors can have an effect to create a homogeneous environment that organic management has. This study outlined that soil microarthropods' abundance is linked with chemical factors that only can aid in favorable conditions to thrive. Further species-based comprehensive research related to the development stage and trophic behavior can reveal more valuable insights.