Suppression of soil decomposers and promotion of long-lived, root herbivorous nematodes by climate change

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 52, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-7

  Stevnbak, Karen ^a   Maraldo, Kristine ^b   Georgieva, Slavka ^c   Bjørnlund, Lisa ^a   Beier, Claus ^d   Schmidt, Inger Kappel ^a   Christensen, Søren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Climate change; Decomposer organisms; Drought; Elevated temperature; Enchytraeids; Microbial biomass; Nematodes; Protozoa; Root herbivores

Indexed keywords

ENCHYTRAEIDAE; NEMATODA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 84861380961     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2012.04.001     Document Type: Article

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