Agricultural intensification, soil biodiversity and agroecosystem function

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-16

  Giller, K E ^a   Beare, M H ^b   Lavelle, P ^c   Izac, A M N ^d   Swift, M J ^e  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^e c/o UNESCO/ROSTA ^*  (Kenya)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Earthworms; Fungi; Microorganisms; Soil fauna

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; INVERTEBRATA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; PROTOZOA;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 0031402810     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(96)00149-7     Document Type: Article

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