Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Materials and methods: i. Sampling and extraction of Collembola. ii. Isolation of soil microbes (Bacteria, Actinomycetes and Fungi). iii. Analysis of edaphic factors. iv. Analysis of heavy metals. 3. Location and characteristic of sampling site. 4. Observation: i. Soil factors. ii. Heavy metals. iii. Collembolan fauna. iv. Seasonal changes. v. Microbial flora. vi. Seasonal changes. vii. Bacteria - Actinomycetes. viii. Seasonal changes. 5. Statistical analysis of data: i. Linear correlation. ii. Step regression analysis. Two way associations. Discussions. Summary. Acknowledgements. References.
