Influence of burrowing activity of plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) on nitrogen in soils

Acta Theriologica Sinica

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-44

  Liu, Wei ^a   Xu, Qingmin ^b   Wang, Xi ^a   Zhao, Jianzhong ^a   Zhou, Li ^a  

^a NORTHWEST INSTITUTE OF PLATEAU BIOLOGY   (China)

^b Qinghai Environment Monitoring Center   (China)

Author keywords

Burrowing activity; Mound; Nitrogen content; Plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae)

Indexed keywords

BURROWING; INORGANIC NITROGEN; LAGOMORPH; SOIL NITROGEN; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

OCHOTONA CURZONIAE; OCHOTONIDAE;

EID: 77950817522     PISSN: 10001050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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