The impact of earthworms on the abundance of Collembola: Improvement of food resources or of habitat?

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 323-333

  Salmon, Sandrine ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Earthworms; Humus form; Interspecific relationships; Predators; Springtails

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; EARTHWORM; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; PREDATION; SOIL STRUCTURE;

COLLEMBOLA; HETEROMURUS; HETEROMURUS NITIDUS; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 8744307170     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-004-0782-y     Document Type: Article

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