Mesofaunal biodiversity and its importance in Thar desert

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 503-515

  Tripathi, G ^a   Kumari, R ^a   Sharma, B M ^a  

^a JAI NARAIN VYAS UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Mesofauna; Organic carbon; Physicochemical factors; Total nitrogen

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON;

ARTHROPOD; BIODIVERSITY; CORRELATION; ORGANIC CARBON; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PLANTATION; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL NITROGEN; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

ACARI; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE; DESERT; FLOWER; GRASSLAND; JUJUBE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MUNG BEAN; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; THAR DESERT;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CUMINUM CYMINUM; PAUROPUS; PROSTIGMATA; VIGNA RADIATA; ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA;

EID: 34247599953     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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