Comparing the soil macro-fauna in two oak-wood forests: Does community structure differ under similar ambient conditions?

Pedobiologia

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 355-366

  Sharon, Rakefet ^a,b   Degani, Gad ^b   Warburg, Michael ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b Golan Research Institute   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Forest floor; Leaf litter; Soil fauna; Soil texture

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FOREST FLOOR; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SOIL FAUNA; SPECIES RICHNESS;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 0034952606     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0031-4056-00092     Document Type: Article

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