Microbiota, fauna, and mesh size interactions in litter decomposition

Oikos

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 317-323

  Bradford, Mark A ^a   Tordoff, George M ^a   Eggers, Till ^a   Jones, T Hefin ^a,b   Newington, John E ^a  

^a NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; LITTER; MESH SIZE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL FAUNA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; MICROBIOTA;

EID: 0036859870     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2002.990212.x     Document Type: Article

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