Invasion by exotic earthworms alters biodiversity and communities of litter- and soil-dwelling oribatid mites

Diversity

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 155-175

  Burke, Jordan L ^a   Maerz, John C ^a   Milanovich, Joseph R ^a   Fisk, Melany C ^b   Gandhi, Kamal J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acer spp.; Biodiversity; Earthworms; Exotic species; Litter layer; Oribatid mites; Soil layer

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; EARTHWORM; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; MITE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATE FOREST;

ACARI; ACER; ARACHNIDA; LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS; ORIBATIDA;

EID: 84859388957     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14242818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/d3010155     Document Type: Article

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