Topsoil as Affected by Dung Deposition Under Resting Places of Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta seniculus

Pedosphere

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 691-698

  POUVELLE, S ^a   FEER, F ^a   PONGE, J F ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

dung beetle activity; earthworm faeces; roots; tropical rainforests

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EARTHWORM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FECES; HABITAT QUALITY; MANURE; MICROLAYER; MINERAL DEPOSIT; NATURE RESERVE; OPTICAL METHOD; PRIMATE; RAINFOREST; SEEDLING; SOIL CHEMISTRY; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TOPSOIL; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

FRENCH GUIANA; NOURAGUES; SOUTH AMERICA;

ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA SENICULUS; ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 54349102251     PISSN: 10020160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0160(08)60064-8     Document Type: Article

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