Strong impacts of belowground tree inputs on soil nematode trophic composition

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1060-1065

  Keith, Aidan M ^a,b,c   Brooker, Rob W ^b   Osler, Graham H R ^b   Chapman, Stephen J ^b   Burslem, David F R P ^c   van der Wal, René ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birch; Community structure; Feeding groups; Leaf litter; Pine; Predators; Roots

Indexed keywords

BIRCH; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FEEDING GROUPS; LEAF LITTER; PINE; PREDATORS; ROOTS;

BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; FEEDING; FORESTRY; SOILS;

STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIVORY; BELOWGROUND PRODUCTION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LEAF LITTER; MESOCOSM; NEMATODE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

BETULA; BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; PINUS; SOIL; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TREES;

EID: 67349168783     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.02.009     Document Type: Article

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