Soil in millipede diet: Implications on faecal pellet stability and nutrient release

Pedobiologia

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 495-497

  Mwabvu, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Alloporus uncinatus; Cupressus sp. litter; faecal pellets; mineral soil

Indexed keywords

DIET; FAECAL PELLET; MILLIPEDE; NUTRIENT RELEASE; SOIL;

ALLOPORUS UNCINATUS; CUPRESSACEAE; CUPRESSUS; DIPLOPODA;

EID: 0030301347     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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