Effects of sulphur contamination on macroinvertebrates in Canadian pine forests

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 459-464

  Cárcamo, Héctor A ^b   Parkinson, Dennis ^b   Volney, J W A ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acidification; Bioindicators; Forest floor; Macroinvertebrates; Sulphur pollution

Indexed keywords

AGELENIDAE; AMAUROBIIDAE; ARANEAE; CARABIDAE; CLUBIONIDAE; COLEOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; LINYPHIIDAE; LYCOSIDAE; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; PLATYNUS DECENTIS; SCAPHINOTUS MARGINATUS; STAPHYLINIDAE; THOMISIDAE;

EID: 0001138066     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(98)00105-X     Document Type: Article

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