Characterizing soil biota in Canadian agroecosystems: State of knowledge in relation to soil organic matter

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 245-257

  Fox, C A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agroecosystems; Ecosystem services; Functional role; Soil biota; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; CROP RESIDUE; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

CANADA;

ANIMALIA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 0041761621     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/s01-060     Document Type: Article

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