Figure 1
Research area No 1a
Figure 2
Research area No 1b
Figure 3
Research area No 2
Figure 4
Research area No 21
Figure 5
Research area No 5
Figure 6
Collection of litter from the determined test area
Figure 7
Sifting the bedding with a Reitter sieve
Table 1
Results of research conducted in 2016–2018
| Number of research areas | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1a | 1b | 2 | 5 | |
| Biomass of litter t/ha | 42.6 | 41.4 | 92.2 | 148 | 96.8 |
| C t/ha in litter | 12.2 | 14.9 | 38.1 | 68.1 | 47.7 |
| C t/ha in soil | 63.1 | 51.4 | 38.4 | 33.6 | 21.6 |
| Macrofauna in litter kg/biomass ha | 6.47 | 18.1 | 6.63 | 10.3 | 4.82 |
| Consumption kg/day | 19.4 | 54.4 | 19.9 | 30.8 | 14.5 |
| Consumption t/year | 2.91 | 8.16 | 2.98 | 4.62 | 2.17 |
| Biomass of macrofauna in soil kg/ha | 34.5 | 22.0 | 20.3 | 2.47 | 1.25 |
| Consumption kg/day | 104 | 66.1 | 60.9 | 7.41 | 3.75 |
| Consumption year t/ha/ | 15.5 | 9.92 | 9.13 | 111 | 0.560 |
Figure 8
The relationship between biomass of litter and biomass of macrofauna
Figure 9
The relationship between soil organic carbon content and biomass of macrofauna
Figure 10
The relationship between biomass of litter and macrofauna biomass in soil and litter
Figure 11
The relationship between soil organic carbon content and macrofauna biomass in soil and litter
Figure 12
The relationship between soil organic carbon content and organic carbon content of litter