“…They play a crucial role in nutrient cycling by regulating soil microbial communities (Hättenschwiler et al, 2005;Chahartaghi, Langel, Scheu & Ruess, 2005) and by micro-fragmenting litter (Gobat et al, 2013). Collembola also play a key role in structuring the soil food web, being both microbial consumer and prey of several predators including spiders (Lawrence & Wise, 2000;Vucic-Pestic, Birkhofer, Rall, Scheu & Brose, 2010), centipedes (Günther, Rall, Ferlian, Scheu & Eitzinger 2014;Kalinkat, Brose & Rall, 2013) and predatory Acari (Koehler, 1999;Schneider & Maraun, 2009;Aupic-Samain, Baldy, Lecareux, Fernandez & Santonja, 2019). However, Collembola are strongly sensitive to environmental parameters such as soil humidity and air temperature (Harte, Rawa & Price 1996;Hopkin, 1997;Lindberg & Bengtsson, 2005;Santonja, Aupic-Samain, Forey & Chauvat, 2018).…”