Microarthropod response following cable logging and clear-cutting in the Southern Appalachians. Seastedt, T. R. Ecology, 1981.
Microarthropod response following cable logging and clear-cutting in the Southern Appalachians. [pdf]Paper  abstract   bibtex   
Litter and soil microarthropod populations were monitored following cable logging and clear-cutting of a forested watershed (WS 7) at Coweeta. Annual mean densities of microarthropods in litter bags were reduced over 50 percent on the clear-cut watershed when compared with an adjacent forested watershed (WS 2), and averaged 8.4 individuals/g of litter on WS 7 vs. 20.4/g on WS 2 (P \textless .01). Density estimates obtained from 5-cm-deep sections of litter and soil indicated a 25 percent reduction in densities on WS 7, with a 17-month average of 98,900 microarthropods/m2 on WS 7 vs. 133,500 microarthropods/m2 on WS2 (P \textless .001). In contrast, densities of microarthropods increased over 100 percent in deeper soil horizons (5-55 cm), averaging 89,800 microarthropods/m2 on WS 7 vs. 43,700 microarthropods/m2 on WS 2 (P \textless .001).

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