Soil and litter invertebrates

Soil and litter invertebrates are a large, but generally inconspicuous, component of the biota of mediterranean regions whose existence is of crucial importance to the functioning of these ecosystems. Some groups are involved in the regulation of nutrient cycles, the maintenance of soil structure or...

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Main Authors: Majer, Jonathan, Greenslade, P.
Format: Book Chapter
Published: 1988
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18443
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description Soil and litter invertebrates are a large, but generally inconspicuous, component of the biota of mediterranean regions whose existence is of crucial importance to the functioning of these ecosystems. Some groups are involved in the regulation of nutrient cycles, the maintenance of soil structure or are linked through their herbivorous activities with the productivity and dynamics of plant communities. Other taxa play an important role in seed dispersal and survival, in pollination or they may provide an important food source for insectivores. It is therefore fitting that this volume includes a chapter which compares the soil and litter invertebrates of the various mediterranean regions.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-184432017-01-30T12:07:59Z Soil and litter invertebrates Majer, Jonathan Greenslade, P. Soil and litter invertebrates are a large, but generally inconspicuous, component of the biota of mediterranean regions whose existence is of crucial importance to the functioning of these ecosystems. Some groups are involved in the regulation of nutrient cycles, the maintenance of soil structure or are linked through their herbivorous activities with the productivity and dynamics of plant communities. Other taxa play an important role in seed dispersal and survival, in pollination or they may provide an important food source for insectivores. It is therefore fitting that this volume includes a chapter which compares the soil and litter invertebrates of the various mediterranean regions. 1988 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18443 restricted
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Soil and litter invertebrates
title Soil and litter invertebrates
title_full Soil and litter invertebrates
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title_full_unstemmed Soil and litter invertebrates
title_short Soil and litter invertebrates
title_sort soil and litter invertebrates
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18443