8009 individuals belonging to 80 species were collected. Maximum belonged to Collembola, contributing 54.8% to the total. Species-wise, Acarina was dominant group comprising 26 species. The population density ranged from 5-09 to 139436 m-2. It showed positive correlation with soil temperature and moisture.
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