Functional diversity of decomposer organisms in relation to primary production

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 25-31

  Setala H ^a   Laakso, J ^a   Mikola, J ^a   Huhta, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ecosystem function; Food web; Functional diversity; Microcosms; Plant growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347484788     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(98)00049-3     Document Type: Article

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