MESOINVERTEBRATE SUCCESSION IN TWO CONTRASTING COMPOST PILES
Keywords:
mites, springtails, nutrients, agro-industrial wastesAbstract
There is a significant lack of knowledge about the communities of mesoinvertebrates associated with the composting process. Here we evaluate the presence of mesoinvertebrates during the the composting process in two compost piles: 1) a pile of spent substrate from oyster mushroom cultivation (S), and 2) a pile of spent substrate from oyster mushroom cultivation + beer bagasse (S + B), without replicates. Composting was carried out in covered piles with weekly turnings. Temperature and humidity were estimated weekly in the center of each pile. Samples were taken at 0, 20, 30, 40, 60, 100, and 120 days from the center of the pile to estimate pH, conductivity, organic C, total Kjeldahl N, and extractable Olsen P. Additionally, samples of the material were placed in Berlese funnels to obtain the invertebrates. Finally, the size and density of microplastics (<5 mm) were determined at the beginning and end of the composting process for both piles. The composting process lasted 120 days. The thermophilic phase lasted 30-40 days and the temperature exceeded 45°C. In both piles, the disappearance of mesoinvertebrates coincided with the thermophilic stage. A peak in mesoinvertebrate density was observed three weeks after the end of the thermophilic stage. The dominant groups were Collembola both in S and Acari in S + B compost piles. Our work verified the presence of 0.8-3.8 microplastics particles per gram of compost in both piles, which may negatively interact with the mesoinvertebrates due to their size (0.02-1.4 mm). We need to carry out more studies on the dynamics of invertebrate communities and microplastics during the controlled decomposition processes of composting, as well as the interaction between them.
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