Litter decomposition and soil organisms within and outside of Camponotus punctulatus nests in sown pasture in Northeastern Argentina

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 271-282

  Paris, Carolina Ivon ^a   Gonzalez Polo, Marina ^b   Garbagnoli, Cristina ^a   Martínez, Pablo ^c   Somma de Ferré, Graciela ^d   Folgarait, Patricia Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE QUILMES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Ants; Litterbags; Mesofauna; Microorganisms; Nematodes; Setaria pasture

Indexed keywords

CAMPONOTUS PUNCTULATUS; COLLEMBOLA; FORMICIDAE; MESOSTIGMATA; NEMATODA; ORIBATIDA; PROSTIGMATA; SETARIA (NEMATODE); SETARIA (PLANT); SETARIA SPHACELATA;

EID: 50649119904     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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