Environmental and ecological degradation can be monitored by biological indicators such as plants, yet little research has been done using subterranean organisms such as collembola, especially in cities. Collembola, a soil fauna group, can be used to assess soil quality and to decipher assembly rules of soil organisms in cities. Here, we review 75 articles on soil collembola in an urban context. We found that soil properties and landscape characteristics influenced soil communities. There is a need for more connectivity between green urban spaces to allow the dispersion of collembola. Little information is available on the assembly of collembola communities, on biotic interactions and on dynamics of colonisation.

环境和生态退化可以通过植物等生物指标进行监测，但很少有人使用跳伞等地下生物进行研究，尤其是在城市中。跳虫是一个土壤动物群，可用于评估土壤质量和破译城市土壤生物的组装规则。在这里，我们回顾了 75 篇关于城市背景下的土壤跳虫的文章。我们发现土壤特性和景观特征影响土壤群落。需要在绿色城市空间之间建立更多的连通性，以允许跳虫的分散。关于跳虫群落的组装、生物相互作用和殖民动态的信息很少。