Communities of oribatid mites and heavy metal accumulation in oribatid species in agricultural soils in Egypt impacted by waste water

Plant Protection Science

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 159-170

  El Sharabasy, Hamdy Mahmoud ^a   Ibrahim, Ahmed ^a  

^a Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bioindicators; Diversity; Heavy metals; Oribatid mites; Soil pollution; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ORIBATIDA;

EID: 78650355323     PISSN: 12122580     EISSN: 18059341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/31/2010-pps     Document Type: Article

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