Enhancement of soil enzyme activities by the feeding impact of detritivore arthropods on tropical forest tree leaf litters

Tropical Ecology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 93-108

  Mukhopadhyay, S ^a   Roy, S N ^a   Joy, V C ^a  

^a VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Detritivore; Litter decomposition; Microcosms; Secondary metabolites; Soil arthropods; Soil enzymes

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; BIOACTIVITY; CELLULOSE; DECOMPOSITION; DETRITIVORY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LEAF LITTER; LIGNIN; MICROCOSM; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL CHEMISTRY; TANNIN; TROPICAL FOREST;

EID: 84884361805     PISSN: 05643295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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