Effects of soil mesofauna and farming management on decomposition of clover litter: A microcosm experiment

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 731-738

  Ke, Xin ^a   Winter, Karin ^b   Filser, Juliane ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY   (China)

^b UFT ^*  (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Fallow; Integrated farming; Litterbag; Microcosm; Organic farming; Soil mesofauna

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DECOMPOSITION; NITROGEN; PH EFFECTS;

FARMING MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATED FARMING; MICROCOSMS; ORGANIC FARMING; WHEAT;

SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; DECOMPOSITION; LITTER; ORGANIC FARMING; SOIL BIOTA;

TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 12544251531     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2004.10.005     Document Type: Article

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