Is there food competition between Hormogaster elisae (Oligochaeta, Hormogastridae) and soil microarthropods at El Molar (Madrid)?

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 207-212

  Gutiérrez López, Mónica ^a   Jesús Lidón, Juan B ^a   Trigo Aza, Dolores ^a   Novo Rodríguez, Marta ^a   Díaz Cosín, Darío J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acari; Collembola; Competition; H. elisae; Interespecific relationships

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANNELIDA; COLLEMBOLA; HORMOGASTER ELISAE; HORMOGASTRIDAE; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA);

EID: 40849092827     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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