Soil microarthropod community structure and litter decomposition dynamics: A study of tropical and temperate sites

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 33-38

  Heneghan, L ^a   Coleman, D C ^a   Zou, X ^b   Crossley Jr , D A ^a   Haines, B L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biological systems of regulation (BSR's); Decomposition; Litter quality; Litterbags; Microarthropods; Tropical temperate comparison

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002199504     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(98)00050-X     Document Type: Article

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