Millipedes and earthworms increase the decomposition rate of 15N-labelled winter rape litter in an arable field

Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 43-51

  Martensa, H ^a   Alphei, J ^a   Schaefer, M ^b   Scheu, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arable land; Decomposition; Earthworms; Integrated farming; Litter; Millipedes; Nitrogen 15; Soil water; Tracer technique

Indexed keywords

ARABLE LAND; DECOMPOSITION; EARTHWORM; LITTER; MICROCOSM; NITROGEN ISOTOPE;

GERMANY; GOTTINGEN;

ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; APORRECTODEA; APORRECTODEA CALIGINOSA; ARTHROPODA; BLANIULUS GUTTULATUS; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; DIPLOPODA; LUMBRICIDAE; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0035558193     PISSN: 10256016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10256010108033280     Document Type: Article

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