Modelling local-scale determinants and the probability of microarthropod species occurrence in Antarctic soils

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2949-2956

  Caruso, Tancredi ^a   Borghini, Francesca ^a   Bucci, Charlie ^a   Colacevich, Andrea ^a   Bargagli, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antarctic arthropods; Biological interactions; Distribution; Models; Soil properties

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROBABILITY;

ANTARCTIC ARTHROPODS; BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS; MICROARTHROPOD SPECIES; SOIL PROPERTIES;

SOILS;

ARTHROPOD; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MODELING; PROBABILITY; SOIL MOISTURE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; VICTORIA LAND;

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; GRESSITTACANTHA TERRANOVA;

EID: 34547793554     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.06.010     Document Type: Article

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