Top-down control of soil microarthropods - Evidence from a laboratory experiment

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 170-175

  Schneider, Katja ^a   Maraun, Mark ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Collembola; Generalist predators; Mesostigmata; Oribatida; Top down control

Indexed keywords

COLLEMBOLA; GENERALIST PREDATORS; MESOSTIGMATA; ORIBATIDA; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

SOILS;

ARTHROPOD; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ASTIGMATA; COLLEMBOLA; DESMONOMATA; ENTOMOBRYIDAE; MESOSTIGMATA; OPPIIDAE; ORIBATIDA; PERGAMASUS SEPTENTRIONALIS; PODURIDAE; PORONOTA; PROSTIGMATA; PROTURA; SMINTHURIDAE; TECTOCEPHEUS; UROPODINA;

EID: 56949104855     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.10.013     Document Type: Article

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