Effects of decomposition of leaves on bacterial biomass and on palatability to Lumbricus terrestris L.

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 1805-1813

  Schönholzer, Frank ^a   Kohli, Lukas ^a   Hahn, Dittmar ^a   Daniel, Otto ^a   Goez, Christiane ^a   Zeyer, Josef ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COUMARIN; DECOMPOSITION; FLAVONOID; PALATABILITY; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; DECOMPOSITION; EARTHWORM; LEAF; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PALATABILITY;

DIPSACUS SILVESTER; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; MISCANTHUS SINENSIS; OLIGOCHAETA; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE;

EID: 0032214019     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(98)00049-2     Document Type: Article

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