ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES OF EDAPHIC ARTHROPODS

For those arthropod species adapted for living below the soil surface, the soil is a refuge from the biotic and abiotic perturbations existing above ground. Convergent morphological, physiological, and behavioral adaptations of epedaphic, euedaphic, and hemiedaphic arthropods to selective aspects of...

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Published in:Annual review of entomology 1999-01, Vol.44 (1), p.233-256
Main Authors: Villani, M. G, Allee, L. L, Díaz, A, Robbins, P. S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adaptation
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Arthropoda
Autoecology
Biological and medical sciences
defense
ecology
edaphic factors
evolution
fossorial
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
habitats
insect
invasion
literature reviews
locomotion
osmoregulation
oxygen
Protozoa. Invertebrata
respiration
soil
soil arthropods
soil physical properties
terrestrial evolution
water relations
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Summary:For those arthropod species adapted for living below the soil surface, the soil is a refuge from the biotic and abiotic perturbations existing above ground. Convergent morphological, physiological, and behavioral adaptations of epedaphic, euedaphic, and hemiedaphic arthropods to selective aspects of subterranean existence are examined in light of overlapping ecological niches. The abiotic impact of the soil environment and its relationship to arthropod evolution, radiation, and ecology are discussed as well. Specific areas addressed include the invasion of land by marine arthropods, the impact of morphology on arthropod mobility, osmoregulatory/respiratory systems, and defensive strategies.
ISSN:0066-4170
1545-4487
DOI:10.1146/annurev.ento.44.1.233