Mineral cycling in soil and litter arthropod food chains. Progress report, 1985

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5046192

Crossley, Jr, D A

Research progress in the following areas is briefly summarized: (1) microarthropod effects on microbial immobilization of nutrients during decomposition; and (2) effects of arthropods on decomposition rates of unconfined leaf litter. (ACR)

• Research Organization: Georgia Univ., Athens (USA). Boyd Graduate Studies Research Center
• DOE Contract Number: AS09-76EV00641
• OSTI ID: 5046192
• Report Number(s): DOE/EV/00641-53; ON: DE86001601
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Paper copy only, copy does not permit microfiche production
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
FOREST LITTER
MINERAL CYCLING
SOILS
ARTHROPODS
BIODEGRADATION
LEACHING
LEAVES
NUTRIENTS
STRONTIUM 85
TRACER TECHNIQUES
ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES
ANIMALS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DECOMPOSITION
DISSOLUTION
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
INVERTEBRATES
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
ISOTOPES
MATERIALS
NUCLEI
RADIOISOTOPES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
STRONTIUM ISOTOPES
510101* - Environment
Terrestrial- Basic Studies- Radiometric Techniques- (-1989)