soil animal; soil life; soil biota; edaphon
Technical term in ecology and soil science for animals living in the soil, including microfauna, mesofauna, and macrofauna.
Soil animals play an important role in the decomposition of leaf litter and the formation of soil structure.
この研究では、森林の土壌動物の多様性を調査した。
This study investigated the diversity of soil animals in the forest.