Evaluation of the "bait-lamina test" to assess soil microfauna feeding activity in mixed grassland

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 199-204

  Hamel, Chantal ^a,b   Schellenberg, Michael P ^a   Hanson, Keith ^a   Wang, Hong ^a  

^a SWIFT CURRENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bait lamina test; Field experiment; Methodology; Soil animals; Soil biological activity; Soil faunal feeding activity assessment

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; NASSELLA VIRIDULA; PANICUM VIRGATUM; PASCOPYRUM SMITHII; PSATHYROSTACHYS JUNCEA; SECALE CEREALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34247876132     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2007.02.004     Document Type: Article

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