Effects of climate change on soil fauna; responses of enchytraeids, Diptera larvae and tardigrades in a transplant experiment

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 117-134

  Briones, María Jesús Iglesias ^a   Ineson, Philip ^b   Piearce, Trevor George ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Diptera larvae; Enchytraeids; Soil fauna; Tardigrades

Indexed keywords

ACHAETA EISENI; CERNOSVITOVIELLA ATRATA; COGNETTIA SPHAGNETORUM; DIPTERA; ENCHYTRAEIDAE; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 0345647719     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0929-1393(97)00004-8     Document Type: Article

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