Surface activity of soil ecosystem engineers and soil structure in contrasted land use systems of Colombia

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 267-271

  Decaëns, Thibaud ^a   Asakawa, Neusa ^b   Galvis, Jesus H ^b   Thomas, Richard J ^b   Amézquita, Edgar ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Agroecosystems; Ecosystem engineers; Macroinvertebrates; Savannah; Soil structure

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0036655705     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1164-5563(02)01157-3     Document Type: Article

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