Effects of earthworms and organic litter distribution on plant performance and aphid reproduction

Oecologia

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 90-96

  Wurst, Susanne ^a   Langel, Reinhard ^b   Reineking, August ^b   Bonkowski, Michael ^a   Scheu, Stefan ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Herbivores; Multitrophic interactions; Nitrogen uptake; Plant foraging; Soil macrofauna

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; NITROGEN;

APHID; EARTHWORM; LITTER; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION;

ANIMAL; ANNELID WORM; APHID; ARTICLE; LEGUME; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; PLANTAGO; POACEAE;

ANIMALS; APHIDS; FABACEAE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN RADIOISOTOPES; OLIGOCHAETA; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANTAGO; PLANTS; POACEAE;

ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; APHIDIDAE; HEMIPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; LANCEOLATA; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; MYZUS; MYZUS PERSICAE; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; PLANTAGO; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA; POACEAE; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0141726872     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-003-1329-x     Document Type: Article

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