The influence of microclimate on foraging and sheltering behaviours of terrestrial isopods: Implications for soil carbon dynamics under climate change

Pedobiologia

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 137-144

  Dias, Natália ^a   Hassall, Mark ^a   Waite, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feeding; Fitness; Humidity; Soil carbon; Survivorship; Time allocation decisions; Trade off; Woodlice

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOMORPHOLOGY; FITNESS; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; ISOPOD; MICROCLIMATE; PERIODICITY; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SHELTER; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL CARBON; SOIL FAUNA; SURVIVORSHIP; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; TIME ALLOCATION; TRADE-OFF;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA; ARMADILLIDIUM VULGARE; ARTHROPODA; ASELLUS; ISOPODA; ONISCIDAE; ONISCIDEA; ONISCUS ASELLUS; PHILOSCIA MUSCORUM; PORCELLIO SCABER; PORCELLIONIDAE;

EID: 84860448788     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedobi.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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