Composition and abundance of soil macrofauna in pasture ecosystems of the steppe zone of the Urals

Resumo

Changes in the abundance and species compositions of the main groups of soil invertebrates have been analyzed in ecosystems long used as pastures and exposed to different degrees of grazing. The sum of the results makes it possible to conclude that the zoological method of indication of pasture ecosystems can be used in ecological monitoring of steppe landscapes.