Applied and Environmental Soil Science

Research Article

Impact of Different Land-Use Systems on Soil Physicochemical Properties and Macrofauna Abundance in the Humid Tropics of Cameroon

Table 3

Phylum, class, and potential role of species recorded from sweep nets and soil litter from different land-use systems in Fako Division, SW region, Cameroon.
Species/organismsPresence/absencePhylumClass (order) (family)Potential ecological role
Sweep netSoil litter
AntsPresentPresentArthropodaInsecta (Hymenoptera) (Formicidae)Predation, soil fertility
True fliesPresentAbsentArthropodaInsecta (Diptera) (Muscidae)Pollination, decomposer, soil fertility
SpiderPresentPresentArthropodaArachnida (Araneae)Predation
Fruit fliesPresentAbsentArthropodaInsecta (Diptera) (Tephritidae)Pest
Beetle/weevilsPresentAbsentArthropodaInsecta (Coleopter)Pest, soil fertility
CricketPresentPresentArthropodaInsecta (Orthoptera)Pest
WaspPresentAbsentArthropodaInsecta (Hymenoptera)Predation, parasitoidism, pollination
GrasshoppersPresentPresentArthropodaInsecta (Orthoptera)Pest
TermitesPresentPresentArthropodaInsecta (Isoptera)Pest, soil fertility
CicadaPresentAbsentArthropodaInsecta (Hemiptera)Pest
BugsPresentAbsentArthropodaInsecta (Homoptera)Pest
MosquitoPresentAbsentArthropodaInsecta (Diptera) (Culicidae)Pest
CaterpillarPresentAbsentArthropodaInsecta (Lepidoptera)Pest
MillipedePresentPresentArthropodaDiplopodaSoil fertility
SnailPresentPresentMolluscaGastropoda (Achatinidae) (mainly Limicolaria spp)Pest
CentipedeAbsentPresentArthropoda(Chilopoda)Predation
CockroachPresentAbsentArthropodaInsecta (Blattodea)Pest
MothPresentAbsentArthropodaInsecta (Lepidoptera)Pollinator
EarthwormAbsentPresentAnnelidaOligochaetaSoil fertility
Unidentified unknown insect larvaAbsentPresentArthropodaInsectaNot known
EarwigsAbsentPresentArthropodaInsecta (Dermaptera)Predation
SlugsAbsentPresentMolluscaGastropodaPest
Unidentified insectAbsentPresentArthropodaInsectaNot known
Unidentified arachnidAbsentPresentArthropodaArachnidaPredator