Soil macrofauna communities were evaluated in a number of land use systems on a private farm (Estância JAE) in Santo Inácio, Paraná, Brazil. Sampling was performed in October 2013 and January 2014 in seven land uses: 1) an agrosilvopastoral system with Eucalyptus urograndis tree rows and Urochloa ruziziensis pasture and annual crops (soybean, maize, oats, wheat) planted in the interrow; 2) a silvopastoral system with rows of Corymbia maculata trees and the interrow planted with Urochloa ruziziensis; 3) a permanent pasture of Urochloa sp.; 4) a sugarcane plantation with conventional tillage; 5) an agropastoral system with soybean in the summer and Urochloa ruziziensis pasture in the winter; 6) a 20-year old Eucalyptus sp. plantation; and 7) a native Atlantic Forest fragment, nearby a stream. Samples were taken using the standard methodology of the Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Programme (TSBF), where soil (down to 20 cm depth) and litter fauna were hand-sorted from monoliths of 25x25 cm, and the abundance of a total of 42 taxa was assessed.

Soil macrofauna communities were evaluated in a native Atlantic Forest (Araucaria forest) and a native grassland area at the Vila Velha State Park, in Ponta Grossa county, Paraná state, Brazil, in September 2013, and in January of 2014. The fauna was sampled following the standard methodology of the Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Programme (TSBF), where the soil (down to 20 cm depth) and surface litter were hand-sorted from monoliths of 25x25 cm, and the abundance of a total of 42 taxa assessed.

Soil macrofauna communities were evaluated in an organic agroforestry production system and in initial native vegetation regeneration at an area managed and owned by the Assentamento Contestado, in Lapa, Paraná, Brazil. Sampling was performed in April 2016 in three areas with agroforestry systems including various vegetables, pasture grasses and orchard trees like figs, peaches, pears, apples, pecans, and persimmons. Samples were taken using the standard methodology of the Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Programme (TSBF), where soil (down to 20 cm depth) and litter fauna were hand-sorted from monoliths of 25x25 cm, and the abundance of a total of 42 taxa was assessed.