Soil predatory mite communities (Acari: Gamasina) in agroecosystems of Central Argentina

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 22-31

  Bedano, José Camilo ^a   Ruf, Andrea ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acari; Agroecosystems; Argentina; Disturbances; Gamasina; Land management

Indexed keywords

ACARI; BOS; GAMASINA;

EID: 33846918861     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2006.11.008     Document Type: Article

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