The detritus food-web and the diversity of soil fauna as indicators of disturbance regimes in agro-ecosystems

D. A. Wardle; G. W. Yeates; R. N. Watson; K. S. Nicholson

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journal article Mar 01, 1995

The detritus food-web and the diversity of soil fauna as indicators of disturbance regimes in agro-ecosystems

D. A. Wardle G. W. Yeates R. N. Watson K. S. Nicholson

Plant and Soil Vol. 170 No. 1 pp. 35-43 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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D. A. Wardle, G. W. Yeates, R. N. Watson, et al. (1995). The detritus food-web and the diversity of soil fauna as indicators of disturbance regimes in agro-ecosystems. Plant and Soil, 170(1), 35-43. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02183053

The detritus food-web and the diversity of soil fauna as indicators of disturbance regimes in agro-ecosystems

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