Effect of components of 'acid rain' on the contribution of soil microarthropods to ecosystem function

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1329-1344

  Heneghan, Liam ^a,b   Bolger, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acari; Collembola; forest soils; microcosms; nutrients

Indexed keywords

ACID RAIN; FOREST SOIL; MICROARTHROPOD; NORWAY SPRUCE;

ABIES; ACARI; ANIMALIA; CILLIBA; CILLIBA CASSIDEA; COLLEMBOLA; FRIESEA MIRABILIS; ISOTOMA NOTABILIS; ISOTOMIDAE; MACROCHELES; MIRABILIS; OPPIELLA; OPPIELLA NOVA; PICEA ABIES; PINACEAE;

EID: 0030302611     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404774     Document Type: Article

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