microarthropods

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A form of microarthropod — A very small arthropod

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of microarthropod

    In contrast, soil-dwelling microarthropods, like Acari or Collembola, occur in comparatively low numbers and are therefore thought to have limited influence on decomposition processes in irrigated rice [38, 40, 41 ].

    2015 July 31, “Effects of Residue Management on Decomposition in Irrigated Rice Fields Are Not Related to Changes in the Decomposer Community”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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