Bottom-up or top-down control in forest soil microcosms? Effects of soil fauna on fungal biomass and C/N mineralisation

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 281-294

  Lenoir, L ^a   Persson, T ^a   Bengtsson, J ^a   Wallander, H ^b   Wiren A ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Collembola; Gamasina; Oribatida; Top down; Trophic cascade

Indexed keywords

BIOMINERALIZATION; BOREAL FOREST; BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; FOREST SOIL; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL FERTILITY; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

ACARI; ARANEAE; COLEOPTERA; COLLEMBOLA; GAMASIDA; GAMASINA; NEMATODA; ORIBATIDA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 33845870940     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-006-0103-8     Document Type: Article

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