Effect of millipede Parafontaria tonominea attems (Diplopoda: Xystodesmidae) adults on soil biological activities: A microcosm experiment

Ecological Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 271-279

  Kaneko, Nobuhiro ^a,b  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Ecosystem engineer; Microcosm; Millipede; Nutrient cycling; Soil invertebrate

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL RESPIRATION;

JAPAN;

DIPLOPODA; PARAFONTARIA TONOMINEA; XYSTODESMIDAE;

EID: 0033199123     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.1999.143302.x     Document Type: Article

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