Antarctic soil nematode response to artificial climate amelioration

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 255-259

  Convey, Peter ^a   Wynn Williams, David D ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctic; Climate change; Nematoda; Soil fauna

Indexed keywords

NEMATODA; PLECTUS;

EID: 0036656113     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1164-5563(02)01155-X     Document Type: Article

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