Linking invertebrate communities to decomposition rate and nitrogen availability in pine forest soils

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 54, Issue , 2012, Pages 14-23

  Neher, D A ^a   Weicht, T R ^a   Barbercheck, M E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Available nitrogen; Decomposition; Forest soils; Microarthropods; N mineralization; Nematodes

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; NEMATODA;

EID: 84855217294     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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