Mound-building termites and soil microbial biomass: An interaction influencing termite abundance

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 427-434

  Holt, J A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Mound building termites; soil microbial biomass

Indexed keywords

ISOPTERA;

EID: 0030467332     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01258415     Document Type: Article

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