The influence of invasive earthworms on indigenous fauna in ecosystems previously uninhabited by earthworms

Biological Invasions

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1275-1285

  Migge Kleian, Sonja ^a   McLean, Mary Ann ^b   Maerz, John C ^c   Heneghan, Liam ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological invasion; Collembola; Disturbance; Earthworm invasion; Oribatida; Review; Salamander; Soil fauna

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AMPHIBIAN; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; EARTHWORM; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; INVERTEBRATE; MICROCLIMATE; PREY AVAILABILITY; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL STRUCTURE; TROPHIC STRUCTURE; VERTEBRATE;

NORTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; COLLEMBOLA; INVERTEBRATA; ORIBATIDA; SALAMANDROIDEA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33750157889     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-006-9021-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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