Post-fire succession of collembolan communities in a northern hardwood forest

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 59-65

  Huebner, K ^a   Lindo, Z ^a,b   Lechowicz, M J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Collembola; Deciduous forest; Diversity; Fire disturbance; Forest floor; Succession

Indexed keywords

ACER; APTERYGOTA; COLLEMBOLA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 82055191715     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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