Carbon flux and diversity of nematodes and termites in Cameroon forest soils

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 261-273

  Lawton, J H ^a   Bignell, D E ^b   Bloemers, G F ^a,c   Eggleton, P ^c   Hodda, M E ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon flux; Ecosystem function; Soil invertebrates; Species richness; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

FOREST SOIL; SOIL FAUNA;

CAMEROON, MBALMAYO;

ISOPTERA; NEMATODA;

EID: 0029661539     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00055835     Document Type: Article

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