Acari (mite) assemblages under plantations of bluegum, Eucalyptus globulus, in southwestern Australia

Pedobiologia

Volumn 51, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 427-437

  Adolphson, Honi ^a   Kinnear, Adrianne ^b  

^a GHD PTY LTD   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Monospecific litter; Oribatida diversity; Soil biodiversity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGROFORESTRY; BIODIVERSITY; EVERGREEN TREE; MITE; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; ORIBATIDA;

EID: 41449108663     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedobi.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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