Investigations on the potential of woodlice as bioindicators of grassland habitat quality

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 109-116

  Souty Grosset, C ^a   Badenhausser, I ^b   Reynolds, J D ^c   Morel, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Bioindicators; Ecology; Environment; Terrestrial isopods

Indexed keywords

ARMADILLIDIUM NASATUM; ARMADILLIDIUM VULGARE; ISOPODA; ONISCIDEA; PHILOSCIA MUSCORUM;

EID: 29144440130     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2005.09.009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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