What are the "keys" for the identification of soil invertebrates ?

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Gopalan Prasad

thank you all,.

Csaba Csuzdi

I think "A Handbook of Tropical Soil Biology: Sampling and Characterization of Below-Ground Biodiversity" is a great resource for your study.

https://books.google.hu/books/about/A_Handbook_of_Tropical_Soil_Biology.html?id=vtCWMJ9rF-wC&redir_esc=y

Thank you

Miroslav Krumpál

I have attached links a for identification key for soil invertebrates.

bibliogroup:"Bestimmungsbücher zur Bodenfauna Europas" (1.Pseudoscorpionidea,, 2..Nematoda, .. Thysanoptera, ...Oniscidea...

Meriç Çakir

"The Soil Biology Guide" (Dindal 1990). This book is one of the

most important sources for soil fauna.