Trophic structure of macro- and meso-invertebrates in Japanese coniferous forest: Carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes analyses

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 317-324

  Abd El Wakeil, Khaleid Fouad ^a  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes; Coniferous forest; Soil invertebrates; Trophic structure

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DIVERSITY INDEX; DOMINANCE; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FOOD WEB; FOREST SOIL; INVERTEBRATE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; OMNIVORY; SITE INVESTIGATION; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL FAUNA; SPECIES RICHNESS; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 69649094747     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2009.05.008     Document Type: Article

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