A review of micro-arthropods and its dependency on mosses

Abu Muhsina Thunnisa; Ravindranathanpillai Sanil

Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2019

A review of micro-arthropods and its dependency on mosses

Abu Muhsina Thunnisa, Ravindranathanpillai Sanil

Abstract :

The study was undertaken to assess the micro–arthropod diversity in the moss microhabitat. Microhabitat analyses are of major concern as far as modern biology and ecology is concerned. Mosses are yophytes abundantly occurring in almost all humid environments seen attached to all substrata. They play a major in retaining the water and maintain the ecology of the entire ecosystem. Micro–arthropods are small bodied soil organisms which have a crucial role in the ecosystem as decomposers. With the objective of understanding the diversity of micro–arthropods, in the moss microhabitats a preliminary diversity and density assessment study was undertaken. The multiple samples of mosses were collected from various microhabitats to assess the density and diversity of micro–arthropods.