Effects of habitat complexity and composition on a diverse litter microarthropod assemblage

Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1120-1132

  Hansen, Randi A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Habitat heterogeneity; Leaf litter; Microarthropods; Oppiella nova; Oribatid mites; Red oak; Species composition; Species diversity; Sugar maple; Yellow birch

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPLEXITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LITTER; SOIL FAUNA;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

ACARI; ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; OPPIELLA; OPPIELLA NOVA; ORIBATIDA; ORIBATIDAE; QUERCUS; QUERCUS RUBRA; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 0033938983     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[1120:EOHCAC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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