Impact of microarthropod biomass on the composition of the soil fauna community and ecosystem processes

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 80-86

  Taylor, Astrid Rita ^a   Pflug, Anne ^b   Schröter, Dagmar ^c   Wolters, Volkmar ^d  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Nationale Kontaktstelle Lebenswissenschaften   (Germany)

^c ENVIRONMENT AGENCY AUSTRIA   (Austria)

^d JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon mineralization; Enchytraeids; Interactions; Litter mass loss; Microarthropods; Microbial biomass; Microcosm; Nematodes; Nitrogen mineralization; Spruce litter; Trophic level

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ENCHYTRAEIDAE; NEMATODA; PICEA;

EID: 77949655798     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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