Soil protozoa-An intensive study of population dynamics and community structure in an upland grassland

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 137-151

  Esteban, Genoveva F ^a   Clarke, Ken J ^b   Olmo, José L ^c   Finlay, Bland J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b FRESHWATER BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Fractal structure; Grassland soils; Scale bearing protists; Soil protozoa; Ubiquitous dispersal

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTOZOA;

EID: 33745906258     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2005.07.011     Document Type: Article

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