Relationships between biodiversity and soil structure and function: Evidence from laboratory and field experiments

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 176-185

  Davidson, Donald A ^a   Grieve, Ian C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Faecal material; Soil aggregates; Soil fauna; Soil micromorphology; Soil void space; Stable carbon isotope

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENCHYTRAEIDAE;

EID: 33745743011     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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