Chapter 2 Human and Environmental Factors Influence Soil Faunal Abundance-Mass Allometry and Structure

Advances in Ecological Research

Volumn 41, Issue , 2009, Pages 45-85

  Reuman, Daniel C ^a   Cohen, Joel E ^a   Mulder, Christian ^a  

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EID: 65549087975     PISSN: 00652504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2504(09)00402-4     Document Type: Review

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