Soil fauna-microbe interactions: towards a conceptual framework for research

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 42, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Hassall, M ^a   Adl, S ^b   Berg, M ^c   Griffiths, B ^d   Scheu, S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^e DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ecological theory; Ecosystem function; Evolution; Food webs; Inter species signalling; Mutualism

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33748948223     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2006.07.007     Document Type: Article

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