Oribatid mite communities and foliar litter decomposition in canopy suspended soils and forest floor habitats of western redcedar forests, Vancouver Island, Canada

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2957-2966

  Lindo, Zoë ^a   Winchester, Neville N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canopy; Decomposition; Litterbag; Oribatid mites; Suspended soil; Temperate rainforest; Western redcedar

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DECOMPOSITION; SOILS;

LITTERBAG; ORIBATID MITES; SUSPENDED SOILS; TEMPERATE RAINFORESTS;

FORESTRY;

ABUNDANCE; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECOMPOSITION; FOREST FLOOR; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LEAF LITTER; MITE; MOISTURE CONTENT; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SOIL BIOTA; SPECIES RICHNESS;

DECAY; FOREST CANOPY; FORESTRY; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; VANCOUVER ISLAND;

ACARI; ORIBATIDA; THUJA PLICATA;

EID: 34547842054     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.06.009     Document Type: Article

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