Fragmentation of leaf litter by a natural population of the millipede Julus scandinavius (Latzel 1884)

A. M. Kheirallah

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journal article Dec 01, 1990

Fragmentation of leaf litter by a natural population of the millipede Julus scandinavius (Latzel 1884)

A. M. Kheirallah

Biology and Fertility of Soils Vol. 10 No. 3 pp. 202-206 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Published: Dec 01, 1990
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A. M. Kheirallah (1990). Fragmentation of leaf litter by a natural population of the millipede Julus scandinavius (Latzel 1884). Biology and Fertility of Soils, 10(3), 202-206. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00336137

Fragmentation of leaf litter by a natural population of the millipede Julus scandinavius (Latzel 1884)

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