Determinants of litter accumulation and the abundance of litter-associated microarthropods in bird's nest ferns (Asplenium nidus complex) in the forest of Yambaru on Okinawa Island, southern Japan

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 313-318

  Karasawa, Shigenori ^a,b   Hijii, Naoki ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asplenium nidus; Bird's nest fern; Forest of Yambaru; Litter; Microarthropod

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; PEST CONTROL; PLANTS (BOTANY); WOOD;

ASPLENIUM NIDUS; BIRD'S NEST FERNS; FOREST OF YAMBARU; MICROARTHROPODS;

FORESTRY;

ARACHNIDS; BIODIVERSITY; FERNS; FOREST LITTER; FORESTS; PLANTS;

ACARI; ASPLENIUM NIDUS; AVES; COLLEMBOLA; FILICOPHYTA; ORIBATIDA;

EID: 33749359103     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: 16107403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-006-0213-z     Document Type: Article

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