Title | Conference Proceedings |
Publication Type | Conference Proceedings |
Year of Publication | 1980 |
Authors | Whitford WG, Santos PF |
Editor | Dindal DL(ed.) |
Conference Name | Soil Biology as Related to Land Use Practices |
Series Title | Proceedings of the VII International Soil Zoology Colloquium of the International Society of Soil Science |
Pagination | 770-778 |
Date Published | July 29 - August |
Publisher | Office of Pesticide and Toxic Substances, Environmental Protection Agency |
Conference Location | Syracuse, New York |
Call Number | 00384 |
Keywords | abstract, abstracts, arthropod, decomposition, litter, conference, conference proceedings, conferences, decomposition, litter, microarthropods, decomposition, litter, nematodes, decomposition, litter, soil microflora, decomposition, litter, termites, detritus decomposition, SEE <LITTER>, microarthropod, decomposition, nematode,decomposition, pesticide, Chlordane, proceeding, proceedings, soil microflora,decomposition, termite, decomposition |
Abstract |
Studies of the soil fauna of the worlds' deserts are limited (Wallwork, 1970, 1972; Wood, 1971; Freckman, Mankau, and Ferris, 1975) and there have been no quantitative studies of the role of soil fauna in decomposition and nutrient release from plant litter. In 1977 we initiated a series of studies to examine the roles of various taxa of desert soil fauna in decomposition and in mineral release processes. In this paper we review selected portions of these studies in order to illustrate the relationships of termites, microarthropods, nematodes and soil microflora in litter decomposition in North American desert ecosystems. |
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