How tree diversity affects soil fauna diversity: A review

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 94, Issue , 2016, Pages 94-106

  Korboulewsky, Nathalie ^a   Perez, Gabriel ^a,b   Chauvat, Matthieu ^c  

^a Cemagref   (France)

^b Cemagref   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

Collembola; Earthworms; Microarthropods; Mixed stands; Oribatid mites; Springtail

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; MIXTURES; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SOILS;

COLLEMBOLA; EARTHWORMS; MICROARTHROPODS; MIXED STANDS; ORIBATID MITES; SPRINGTAIL;

FORESTRY;

ABUNDANCE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EARTHWORM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MITE; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL FAUNA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TREE;

ACARI; COLLEMBOLA; ORIBATIDA;

EID: 84951083694     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.11.024     Document Type: Review

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