How changes in soil faunal diversity and composition within a trophic group influence decomposition processes

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 15, 2001, Pages 2073-2081

  Cragg, Rohan G ^a   Bardgett, Richard D ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collembola; Decomposition; Diversity; Soil fauna; Trophic group

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECOMPOSITION; SOIL FAUNA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; CANDIDA; COLLEMBOLA; FOLSOMIA CANDIDA; PROTAPHORURA ARMATA; PSEUDOSINELLA ALBA;

EID: 0035212866     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(01)00138-9     Document Type: Article

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