Understanding soil erosion impacts in temperate agroecosystems: Bridging the gap between geomorphology and soil ecology using nematodes as a model organism

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 7133-7145

  Baxter, C ^a,b   Rowan, J S ^b   McKenzie, B M ^a   Neilson, R ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; FOOD SECURITY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; NEMATODE; POPULATION GROWTH; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL EROSION; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84887811807     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-7133-2013     Document Type: Article

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