The influence of ants on soil and water losses from an orange orchard in eastern Spain

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 306-314

  Cerda A ^a   Jurgensen, M F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Citrus; Fauna; Mediterranean; Overland flow; Rainfall simulator; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANT; FRUIT; HERBICIDE; ORCHARD; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; WATER EROSION;

COMUNIDAD VALENCIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

CITRUS; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 41949134447     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2008.01267.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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