Title: A survey of soil invertebrates in two aspen forests in northern Minnesota.

Author: Wagner, T.L.; Mattson, William J.; Witter, J.A.

Year: 1977

Publication: General Technical Report NC-40. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

Abstract: The survey in Koochiching County revealed 4 phyla, 7 classes, 23 orders, and 134 families of invertebrates. Insecta was the largest class having 11 orders and 84 families. Mites and Collembolla were most numerous averaging 90,000 and 16,000/m2, respectively, during summer.