Microarthropod communities provide a valuable indicator of soil conditions, and feral pigs (Sus scrofa) can be harmful to native forest ecosystems. Thus, I attempted to delineate feral pig impact and successional recovery of microarthropod populations in a Hawaiian rain forest ecosystem. I examined succession of soil microarthropod communities in fenced areas after removal of feral pigs in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. During 7 years of forest recovery, microarthropod density in soil increased nearly 2 times, and the amount of biomass rose by 2.5 times. Springtails (Collembola spp.) were dominant among microarthropods, and their populations reflected changing soil conditions during forest recovery
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