Limited evidence for short-term succession of microarthropods during early phases of surface litter decomposition

Pedobiologia

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-49

  Osler, G H R ^a,b   Gauci, C S ^a   Abbott, L K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Mites; Nematodes; Succession

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; LITTER; SOIL FAUNA; SUCCESSION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; FRAXINUS; NEMATODA; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 1442338539     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedobi.2003.07.004     Document Type: Article

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