The role of Armadillidium vulgare (Isopoda: Oniscidea) in litter decomposition and soil organic matter stabilization

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue , 2014, Pages 186-192

  Špaldoňová, Alexandra ^a,b   Frouz, Jan ^a,b  

^a Environmental Centre   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOIL BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Feces; Litter decomposition; Microbial respiration; Priming effect; Terrestrial isopods; TMAH Py GC MS

Indexed keywords

EID: 84910097922     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2014.04.012     Document Type: Article

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