Biotic interactions in Antarctic terrestrial ecosystems: Are they a factor?

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3035-3040

  Hogg, Ian D ^a   Craig Cary, S ^a   Convey, Pete ^b   Newsham, Kevin K ^b   O'Donnell, Anthony G ^c   Adams, Byron J ^d   Aislabie, Jackie ^e   Frati, Francesco ^f   Stevens, Mark I ^g   Wall, Diana H ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^g MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^h Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic factors; Antarctica; Biotic interactions; Invertebrates; Lichens; Microbiology; Soil ecology; Terrestrial ecosystems

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; FUNGI; MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS;

ABIOTIC FACTORS; ANTARCTICA; BIOTIC INTERACTION; INVERTEBRATES; LICHENS; SOIL ECOLOGY; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ANTARCTICA;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33748751887     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.04.026     Document Type: Article

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