Soil ecology and sustainability

Tropical Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-55

  Gupta, S R ^a   Malik, Vikas ^a  

^a KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

climate; decomposition; Diversity; microbial biomass; microorganisms; organic matter; resource quality; soil fauna; soil fertility; vegetation

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; ISOPTERA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0029782688     PISSN: 05643295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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