The identity of the individual plants used in a crop rotation affects soil biology more than the diversity of the rotation

In this study, the soil microbial community structure and biomass, by means of phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analysis, and the abundance of microfauna (nematodes), mesofauna (Collembola and mites), and macrofauna (earthworms) were assessed at three levels of crop rotational diversity (Simple, Moderate and Diverse).