Interactions between isopods and collembolans modulate the mobilization and transport of nutrients from urban soils

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 109-126

  Pieper, Silvia ^a   Weigmann, Gerd ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dissolved organic carbon; Folsomia candida; Litter decomposition; Nutrients; Orchesella cincta; Porcellio scaber; Urban soil fauna

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANDIDA; COLLEMBOLA; FOLSOMIA CANDIDA; ISOPODA; ORCHESELLA CINCTA; PORCELLIO SCABER;

EID: 39649107562     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2007.11.012     Document Type: Article

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