Evaluating the efficiency of sampling methods in assessing soil macrofauna communities in arable systems

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 271-276

  Smith, Joanne ^a,b   Potts, Simon ^a   Eggleton, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Berlese Tullgren funnels; Handsorting; Sampling efficiency; Soil core size; Soil macrofauna; Winkler extraction

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; ONISCIDEA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 45949103862     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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