The influence of seabird nutrient enrichment and grazing on the structure and function of island soil food webs

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 592-600

  Wright, Daniel G ^a,b   van der Wal, René ^c   Wanless, Sarah ^b   Bardgett, Richard D ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric nitrogen enrichment; Cliff breeding seabirds; Herbivory; Island ecosystem function; Microbial community structure; Nematodes; Nitrogen; Phospholipid fatty acid analysis; Rabbit grazing; Soil food webs

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC NITROGEN; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS; HERBIVORY; ISLAND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; PHOSPHOLIPID FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; SOIL FOOD WEB;

ACIDS; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; ECOLOGY; FATTY ACIDS; LANDFORMS; MAMMALS; MANURES; MINERALOGY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

SOILS;

ALLOCHTHON; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOMINERALIZATION; BREEDING POPULATION; COASTAL ZONE; FATTY ACID; FOOD WEB; GRAZING PRESSURE; GUANO; HERBIVORY; NEMATODE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; SEABIRD; SMALL MAMMAL; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

FIFE; ISLE OF MAY; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; MAMMALIA; NEMATODA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 77149163801     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.12.008     Document Type: Article

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