Effects of harvester ant (Messor spp.) activity on soil properties and microbial communities in a Negev Desert ecosystem

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-173

  Ginzburg, Orit ^a   Whitford, W G ^b   Steinberger, Y ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Desert system; Harvester ants; Microbial community; Soil moisture; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOACTIVITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; DESERT; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL PROPERTY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; NEGEV; SOUTHERN DISTRICT;

FORMICIDAE; MESSOR;

EID: 55549090323     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-008-0309-z     Document Type: Article

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