Northward range extension of an endemic soil decomposer with a distinct trophic position

Biology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 956-959

  Melody, Carol ^a,b   Schmidt, Olaf ^a,b  

^a Agriculture and Food Science Centre   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Decomposers; Ecological niche; Soil carbon; Soil macrofauna; Species introductions

Indexed keywords

BIOSAFETY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DECOMPOSITION; EARTHWORM; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GEOPHAGY; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MORTALITY; NICHE; PROPAGULE; RANGE EXPANSION; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL CARBON; STOCHASTICITY; SURVIVAL;

COUNTY DUBLIN; DUBLIN [COUNTY DUBLIN]; FRANCE; IRELAND; LEINSTER;

EID: 84869824733     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0537     Document Type: Article

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