Influence of three different land management practices on soil mite (Arachnida: Acari) densities in relation to a natural soil

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 293-304

  Bedano, José Camilo ^a   Cantú, Mario Pablo ^a   Doucet, Marcelo Edmundo ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^b CENTRO DE ZOOLOGÍA APLICADA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acari; Agroecosystems; Argentina; Disturbances; Land management; Soil mites

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARACHNIDA; ASTIGMATA; BOS TAURUS; MESOSTIGMATA; ORIBATIDA; PROSTIGMATA;

EID: 33646168342     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2005.07.009     Document Type: Article

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