Effects of cover crop quality and quantity on nematode-based soil food webs and nutrient cycling

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 157-167

  DuPont, S Tianna ^a   Ferris, Howard ^a   Van Horn, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cover crops; Food webs; Legumes; Nitrogen mineralization; Nutrient cycling; Organic

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEMATODA;

EID: 58549108187     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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