Naphthalene addition to soil surfaces: A feasible method to reduce soil micro-arthropods with negligible direct effects on soil C dynamics

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 74, Issue , 2014, Pages 21-29

  Francesca Cotrufo, M ^a   Soong, Jennifer ^a   Vandegehuchte, Martijn L ^a,b   Nguyen, Trung ^a   Denef, Karolien ^a   Ashley Shaw, E ^a   Sylvain, Zachary A ^a   De Tomasel, Cecilia Milano ^a   Nielsen, Uffe N ^c   Wall, Diana H ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^c WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fauna manipulation methods; Mites; Nematodes; PLFA; Springtails; Stable C isotopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886603938     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2013.09.008     Document Type: Article

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