Effect of polyphenols in leaf litter on energy content and respiration of detritivore soil arthropod species

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-49

  Maity, S K ^a   Joy, V C ^a  

^a VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anoplodesmus saussurei; Calorific content; Detritivore soil arthropods; Leaf litter decomposition; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

EID: 29444450080     PISSN: 0377015X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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