| Title | Effects of simulated rainfall and litter quantities on desert soil biota: nematodes and microarthropods |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1984 |
| Authors | Steinberger Y., Freckman D.W, Parker L.W, Whitford WG |
| Journal | Pedobiologia |
| Volume | 26 |
| Pagination | 267-274 |
| Date Published | 1984 |
| Call Number | 00319 |
| Keywords | article, articles, journal, journals, litter,soil biota, microarthropod, nematode, rainfall simulation,soil biota, soil biota,litter |
| Abstract | The experiments reported here were designed to test the hypothesis that numerical responses of soil fauna to simulated rainfall would occur only in soils having an adequate leaf litter cover. The soil microarthropods responded to artificial rainfall as hypothesized, that is, the most abundant taxa responded to litter quantity and moisture but not to moisture in the absence of sufficient substrate. |
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