Soil zoology: An indispensable component of integrated ecosystem studies

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-6

  De Goede, Ron G M ^a   Brussaard, Lijbert ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Biomonitoring; Desert; Ecosystem studies; Soil ecology; Termites; Tropics

Indexed keywords

ISOPTERA;

EID: 0036238338     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1164-5563(01)01115-3     Document Type: Article

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