The indirect effect of above-ground herbivory on collembola populations is not mediated by changes in soil water content

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 92-99

  Sinka, M ^a,b   Jones, T H ^c   Hartley, S E ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Above and below ground indirect interactions; Folsomia candida; Insect herbivores; Poa annua; Root biomass

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; CANDIDA; COLLEMBOLA; CUCUMIS MELO VAR. INODORUS; FOLSOMIA CANDIDA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; POA; POA ANNUA;

EID: 34247882835     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2006.12.004     Document Type: Article

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