Distribution of Pill Millipedes (Arthrosphaera) and Associated Soil Fauna in the Western Ghats and West Coast of India

Pedosphere

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 749-757

  ASHWINI, K M ^a   SRIDHAR, K R ^a  

^a MANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Arthrosphaera; distribution; edaphic features; pill millipedes; Western Ghats

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARTHROPOD; BIOMASS; BIOME; COASTAL ZONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION; EARTHWORM; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

DIPLOPODA;

EID: 54349093258     PISSN: 10020160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0160(08)60070-3     Document Type: Article

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