The protocol was divided into two phases, the first was the collection of the sample, and the second was the classification, coding, and storage of the extracted macrofauna populations. Subsequently, the indices of diversity and species richness, relative abundance, by functional groups were estimated. The sampling consisted of the extraction of 40 soil samples at a depth of 0-20 cm and 40 samples of litter on the soil surface of the 8 banana farms sampled and distributed in the municipalities

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... f León and Posoltega, for a total of 80 samples collected, coded, stored and transported to the Entomology Laboratory of the Department of Agroecology, School of Agrarian and Veterinary Sciences of the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, Leon.