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Figure 4. Ecosystem processes that can be affected by different functional groups of Collembola. Soil-dwelling Collembola such as Onychiuridae are associated with roots and involved in rhizosphere processes. Many litter-dwelling Isotomidae and Tomoceridae are associated with decomposition processes by grazing and transformation of litter. Most of Hypogastruridae and Neanuridae and litter-dwelling Entomobryidae are largely microbivores and impact directly microbial communities in the litter. Surface-dwelling Symphypleona, Entomobryidae and Paronellidae affect microbial biofilms aboveground. Collembola, especially large surface-dwelling species, support various groups of terrestrial invertebrate predators. Summarised from Potapov et al. (2020, 2016) and Rusek (1998).