Relationships between woodlice (Isopoda: Oniscidea) and microbial density and activity in the field

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 117-123

  Zimmer, M ^a,b   Topp, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Interaction; Leaf litter; Soil microbiota; Terrestrial isopods

Indexed keywords

HYDROLYSIS; MICROBE RESPIRATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ONISCUS ASELLUS; POPULATION DENSITY; SOIL;

LITTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ONISCIDEA; PORCELLIO SCABER;

EID: 0033379953     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050597     Document Type: Article

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