Soil invertebrates as bioindicators, with special reference to soil-inhabiting nematodes

Russian Journal of Nematology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 113-126

  Wasilewska, Lucyna ^a  

^a POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bioindication; Disturbance; Diversity; Ecological ratios; Maturity indices; Soil nematodes; Succession; Trophic groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000289944     PISSN: 08696918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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