The regeneration of soil micro-arthropod assemblages in a rehabilitating coastal dune forest at Richards Bay, South Africa

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 346-354

  Kumssa, Diriba B ^a   Van Aarde, Rudi J ^a   Wassenaar, Theo D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community composition; Mining; Restoration; Soil organisms

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DUNE; FOREST; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOIL FAUNA; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KWAZULU-NATAL; RICHARDS BAY; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 12544250885     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2004.00537.x     Document Type: Article

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