Composition and spatio-temporal variation of soil microarthropods in the biodiversity hotspot of northern Hengduan Mountains, China

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 62, Issue , 2014, Pages 30-38

  Wu, Pengfei ^a   Liu, Xingliang ^b   Liu, Shirong ^c   Wang, Jingxin ^d   Wang, Yong ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONALITIES   (China)

^b SICHUAN ACADEMY OF FORESTRY   (China)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^d WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community composition; Diversity; Hengduan Mountains; Soil microinvertebrate; Spatial distribution; Temporal variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897836000     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2014.02.013     Document Type: Article

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