Soil Macrofauna Communities in Five Land Use Systems in Santa Catarina, Brazil

May 2011 data on soil macrofauna communities collected from five land use systems in the Canoinhas and Três Barras region of Santa Catarina state, Brazil. The dataset, authored by Lina Avila Clasen of the University of Copenhagen, includes nine samples per system, assessing the abundance of 42 taxa using the TSBF methodology.

Use Cases

• Compare soil biodiversity between native forest and agricultural systems based on the described land use types.
• Model the relationship between land management practices and macrofauna abundance based on the 42 assessed taxa.
• Assess the ecological impact of tree plantations versus annual crops based on the sampled Araucaria angustifolia plantation and grain crop system.

Strengths

• Standardized sampling using the Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Programme (TSBF) methodology.
• Includes nine replicate samples per land use system arranged in a 3x3 grid.
• Covers five distinct land use systems, including native forest, tree plantation, and agricultural systems.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

University of Copenhagen

Collection Method

Samples were hand-sorted from soil and litter monoliths (25x25 cm, 20 cm depth) following the TSBF standard methodology.

Time Range

May 2011

Geography

Canoinhas and Três Barras, Santa Catarina state, Brazil