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Soil fauna

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	Open jpeg (.jpg) Download bitmap (.bmp) Date collected: 04/18/2002	Site (plant species): Arctostaphylos hookeri This is either a very small worm or a very large nematode!
	Open jpeg (.jpg) Download bitmap (.bmp) Date collected: 04/18/2002	Site (plant species): Arctostaphylos hookeri same as above
	Open jpeg (.jpg) Download bitmap (.bmp) Date collected: 04/18/2002	Site (plant species): Arctostaphylos hookeri same as above
	Open jpeg (.jpg) Download bitmap (.bmp) Date collected: 04/18/2002	Site (plant species): Arctostaphylos hookeri A frog! This individual was sitting on one of our rhizotron tubes. When we approached to gather some images, she tried to withdraw further into the ground, but his body remained pressed up against the rhizotron tube. So, we photographed her from below.
	Open jpeg (.jpg) Download bitmap (.bmp) Date collected: 04/18/2002	Site (plant species): Arctostaphylos hookeri Another image of the frog.
	Open jpeg (.jpg) Download bitmap (.bmp) Date collected: 05/18/2002	Site (plant species): Cupressus abramsiana Zoom in on mycorrhizal roots; note the mystery invertebrate in the lower left corner
	Open jpeg (.jpg) Download bitmap (.bmp) Date collected: 05/18/2002	Site (plant species): Cupressus abramsiana Dense hyphal mats...the invertebrate is much more visible
	Open jpeg (.jpg) Download bitmap (.bmp) Date collected: 04/18/2002	Site (plant species): Quercus agrifolia Fecal pellets. We don't know what kind of animal left them here, however!
	Open jpeg (.jpg) Download bitmap (.bmp) Date collected: 04/18/2002	Site (plant species): Quercus agrifolia Full zoom on above...
	Open jpeg (.jpg) Download bitmap (.bmp) Date collected: 04/18/2002	Site (plant species): Eucalyptus sp. Invertebrate foraging on root.
	Open jpeg (.jpg) Download bitmap (.bmp) Date collected: 04/18/2002	Site (plant species): Eucalyptus sp. Zoom in on above.
	Open jpeg (.jpg) Download bitmap (.bmp) Date collected: 04/18/2002	Site (plant species): Eucalyptus sp. A thick hairy root overlaid with branched young root. Notice the grub at lower left.
	Open jpeg (.jpg) Download bitmap (.bmp) Date collected: 05/01/2002	Site (plant species): Pinus ponderosa A centipede! This voracious predator was lurking just beneath the surface of the ground.
	Open jpeg (.jpg) Download bitmap (.bmp) Date collected: 05/18/2002	Site (plant species): Banksia spinulosa Notice the spider! This predator was waiting out the midday sun in her underground burrow.
	Open jpeg (.jpg) Download bitmap (.bmp) Date collected: 03/02/2002	Site (plant species): Sequoia sempervirens ("A") Here is a small soil arthropod. We saw this particular fellow frequently as we gathered images. Notice the sandy soil particles in the background.
	Open jpeg (.jpg) Download bitmap (.bmp) Date collected: 05/08/2002	Site (plant species): Sequoia sempervirens ("B") Growing root tip and an arthropod.