Effects of agricultural intensification on soil-associated arthropod population dynamics, community structure, diversity and temporal variability over a seven-year period

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1691-1706

  Wardle, D A ^a   Nicholson, K S ^a   Bonner, K I ^a   Yeates, G W ^b  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agricultural intensification; Asparagus; Community structure; Diversity; Maize; Soil arthropods; Temporal variation

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; ASPARAGUS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MAIZE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOIL;

EID: 0032876301     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(99)00089-9     Document Type: Article

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