Isolated cork oak trees affect soil properties and biodiversity in a Mediterranean wooded grassland

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 202, Issue , 2015, Pages 203-216

  Rossetti, I ^a   Bagella, S ^a   Cappai, C ^a   Caria, M C ^a   Lai, R ^a   Roggero, P P ^a   Martins da Silva, P ^b   Sousa, J P ^b   Querner, P ^c   Seddaiu, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Above below ground biodiversity; Dehesa; Floor litter; Quercus suber; Soil fauna; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; ARTHROPOD; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECIDUOUS TREE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GRASSLAND; ISOLATED POPULATION; LITTER; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY;

ANIMALIA; COLLEMBOLA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS SUBER;

EID: 84921502741     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2015.01.008     Document Type: Article

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