Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10846086 | Soil Biology and Biochemistry | 2011 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Potential effects of S. moestus on litter decomposition and chemical transformation. ⺠S. moestus stimulated microbial activity and increased water-extractable C and N. ⺠Mites caused relative decrease in polysaccharides in corn but not oak litter. ⺠Mite feces had relatively more polysaccharide and phenol and less lignin than litter. ⺠Effects of S. moestus on decomposition processes are dependent upon litter quality.
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Authors
Kyle Wickings, A. Stuart Grandy,