Millipede fecal pellet production in selected natural and managed habitats of southern africa: Implications for litter dynamics

Biotropica

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 113-120

  Dangerfield, J M ^a   Milner, A E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b NONE   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Alloporus uncinatus; Chaleponcus digitatus; Chaleponcus limbatus; Fecal pellet production; Litter decomposition; Litter stading crop; Milipedes; Paratophilus sp

Indexed keywords

ALLOPORUS; ALLOPORUS UNCINATUS; DIPLOPODA; CHALEPONCUS DIGITATUS; CHALEPONCUS LIMBATUS;

FAECAL PELLET; LITTER; MILLIPEDE; SAVANNA;

AFRICA, (SOUTHERN);

EID: 0029752211     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2388776     Document Type: Article

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