Response of soil micro- and mesofauna to diversity and quality of plant litter

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 42, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Ilieva Makulec, K ^a   Olejniczak, I ^a   Szanser, M ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Poland)

Author keywords

Collembolans; Litter diversity; Litter quality; Mites; Nematode community structure

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FESTUCA RUBRA; NEMATODA; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE;

EID: 33845224357     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2006.07.030     Document Type: Article

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