The reduction of natural forest cover, mostly due to the competition with the agricultural activity, as well as its low conservation level, can diminish the diversity of the soil fauna organisms, which act in the decomposition of organic matter and nutrient cycling, for example, key functions for maintaining soil quality. Thus, the objective of this study was to verify the potential of edaphic fauna as a bioindicator of soil and / or environmental quality in Secondary Semideciduous Seasonal Forest (MC), Regenerating Semideciduous Seasonal Forest (MI) and coffee growing area (CA). Soil invertebrates were collected by the TSBF methodology, in which 10 soil monoliths (25 x 25 cm and 0-20 cm profundity) were retired from each area, 30 m apart. At the same collection points, the litter was sampled and 10 fall traps were installed, which remained buried in the ground for three days. Soil was collected for chemical attributes analysis and soil moisture, and litter. Considering the TSBF methodology the highest density (m2) of edaphic organisms was observed in the MC area, differing statistically from CA. For the fall traps the highest abundance was found in the MI area, without
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