Terrestrial Functional composition of soil biota

Functional composition of soil biota

Key	Value
ID	Eco_CC_com_micr_TE
Realm	Terrestrial
EBV class	Community composition
EBV name	Functional composition of soil biota
Step in identification process	User & Policy Needs Assessment
Definition	The functional composition and diversity of soil biota based on morphological, physiological, phenological and behavioural traits or functional/taxonomic groups.
Metric	Functional group richness Divesristy within functional groups Functional diversity indices
Spatial resolution unit	1x1km - 10x10km
Temporal resolution unit	3 to 6 years
Entity	Bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematodes, collembola, mites, earthworms, larval and adult insects (e.g. Hymenoptera, Coleoptera and Diptera larvae), myriapods, spiders, molluscs and crustaceans