Effect of fire on microarthropods in New Zealand indigenous grassland

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 383-391

  Barratt, Barbara I P ^a   Tozer, Peter A ^a   Wiedemer, Robin L ^a   Ferguson, Colin M ^a   Johnstone, Peter D ^a  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acari; Collembola; Fire; Indigenous grassland; Mites; Population density; Springtails

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; BURNING; FIRE; POPULATION DECLINE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TUSSOCK GRASSLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

ACARI; COLLEMBOLA; ISOTOMIDAE; MESOSTIGMATA; ORIBATIDA; PODUROIDEA; PROSTIGMATA;

EID: 33746890098     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/05-190R1.1     Document Type: Article

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