Relationships between invertebrate communities, litter quality and soil attributes under different cacao agroforestry systems in the south of Bahia, Brazil

▶ Acidity, nutrition, palatability affected the abundance and diversity of fauna. ▶ The faunal communities were more sensitive to litter quality than soil quality. ▶ Litter management could maintain healthy activities of the faunal community. ▶ Litter management could improve ecosystem functioning in cacao agroforestry systems.