Relationship between food resource, soil physical condition, and invertebrates in pastoral soils

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1644-1654

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

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; FOOD RESOURCES; FOOD WEBS; INVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES; LAND MANAGERS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; NEW ZEALAND; PASTORAL SOIL; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LITTER; SIZE CLASS; SOIL INVERTEBRATES; SOIL PHYSICAL CONDITIONS; SOIL PORES; SOIL PROCESS;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS;

SOILS;

FOOD WEB; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GROWTH RATE; INVERTEBRATE; PASTORALISM; PORE SPACE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SOIL FAUNA;

NEW ZEALAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84866390216     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2011.0375     Document Type: Article

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