The influence of biotic interactions on soil biodiversity

Ecology Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 870-886

  Wardle, David A ^a,b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aboveground; Belowground; Biodiversity; Competition; Ecosystem functioning; Herbivory; Plant litter; Predation; Soil

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; SOIL BIOTA;

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; PLANT LEAF; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REVIEW; SOIL;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; PLANT LEAVES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOIL;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33745060740     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2006.00931.x     Document Type: Review

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