Separating the effects of defoliation and dairy cow treading pressure on the abundance and diversity of soil invertebrates in pastures

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 209-221

  Schon, N L ^a   Mackay, A D ^b   Yeates, G W ^c   Minor, M A ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^c NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Earthworm; Food availability; Nematoda; Oribatida; Pasture; Treading pressure

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; BOVIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; NEMATODA; ORIBATIDA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77957336881     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.08.011     Document Type: Article

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