Soil protozoa as bioindicators: Pros and cons, methods, diversity, representative examples

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 74, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 95-112

  Foissner, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Bioindicators; Methods; Soil protozoa

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; BIOSPHERE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROTOZOON;

BIOINDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; PROTOZOA; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

EID: 0032840220     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(99)00032-8     Document Type: Article

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