Regulation of soil organic matter dynamics and microbial activity in the drilosphere and the role of interactions with other edaphic functional domains

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 177-198

  Brown, George G ^a,b   Barois, Isabelle ^a   Lavelle, Patrick ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Drilosphere; Earthworms; Micro organisms; Organic matter dynamics; Soil properties

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; NEMATODA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034490377     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1164-5563(00)01062-1     Document Type: Review

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