Effects of dairy cow treading pressures and food resources on invertebrates in two contrasting and co-occurring soils

Soil Research

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 703-714

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

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^c AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

earthworm; food availability; nematode; Oribatida; pasture; treading pressure.

Indexed keywords

EARTHWORM; FOOD AVAILABILITY; NEMATODE; ORIBATIDA; PASTURE; TREADING PRESSURE.;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; FERTILIZERS;

SOILS;

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ANDOSOL; BEETLE; CATTLE; COEXISTENCE; DAIRY FARMING; DECOMPOSITION; DISTURBANCE; EARTHWORM; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GLEYSOL; LAND USE CHANGE; LEGUME; MAIZE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NEMATODE; PASTURE; POROSITY; SOIL CARBON; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL TYPE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TRAMPLING; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

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

EID: 84855666489     PISSN: 1838675X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR11119     Document Type: Article

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