The impact of metal pollution on soil faunal and microbial activity in two grassland ecosystems

Environmental Research

Volumn 134, Issue , 2014, Pages 169-180

  Boshoff, Magdalena ^a   De Jonge, Maarten ^a   Dardenne, Freddy ^a   Blust, Ronny ^a   Bervoets, Lieven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bait lamina strips; Soil fauna; Soil physicochemical properties; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CARBON; COPPER; LEAD; METAL; NICKEL; ZINC ION; SOIL POLLUTANT;

BIOASSAY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GRASSLAND; METAL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EFFECT; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ARTICLE; CARBON CYCLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GRASSLAND; MACROFAUNA; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL POLLUTION; ECOSYSTEM; MICROBIOLOGY; POACEAE; SOIL POLLUTANT; TOXICITY; ARTHROPOD; BIOASSAY; COLOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INCUBATION TIME; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOISTURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL FAUNA;

ECOSYSTEM; METALS; POACEAE; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84907348523     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.06.024     Document Type: Article

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