Effects of fungivorous and predatory arthropods on nematodes and tardigrades in microcosms with coniferous forest soil

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 121-127

  Hyvönen, Riitta ^a   Persson, Tryggve ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacterial feeders; Collembola; Fertilization; Fungi; Fungivores; Humus; Irrigation; Nematodes; Oribatids; Predators; Tardigrades; Tullgren funnels

Indexed keywords

FOREST SOIL; MICROCOSM EXPERIMENT; NEMATODE; PREDATION; TARDIGRADE;

ACARI; COLLEMBOLA; ORIBATEI; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0029668130     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00336003     Document Type: Article

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