The population dynamics of a woodlouse, Armadillidium vulgare: An example of biotic compensatory mechanisms amongst terrestrial macrodecomposers

Pedobiologia

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 342-360

  Hassall, Mark ^a   Dangerfield, J M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Food availability; Habitat heterogeneity; Isopoda; Oniscidea

Indexed keywords

POPULATION DYNAMICS; WOODLOUSE;

ARMADILLIDIUM VULGARE; ISOPODA; ONISCIDEA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030817195     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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