Mineral cycling in soil and litter arthropod food chains. Three-year progress report, February 1, 1984-January 31, 1987

Technical Report · Fri Aug 29 00:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:6990850

Crossley, Jr, D A

This report summarizes progress in a three-year research project on the influence of soil arthropods (mites, collembolans, insects, millipedes and others) upon decomposition rates and nutrient dynamics in decaying vegetable matter. Research has concentrated on two aspects of elemental dynamics in decomposing organic matter: Effects of arthropods on rates of decomposition and nutrient loss (mineralization of carbon and other elements), and arthropod stimulation of microbial immobilization of nutrient elements during decomposition.

• Research Organization: Georgia Univ., Athens (USA). Dept. of Entomology
• DOE Contract Number: AS09-76EV00641
• OSTI ID: 6990850
• Report Number(s): DOE/EV/00641-54; ON: DE87002342
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ARTHROPODS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
FOREST LITTER
MINERAL CYCLING
SOILS
BIODEGRADATION
MICROORGANISMS
NUTRIENTS
ORGANIC MATTER
ANIMALS
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
INVERTEBRATES
MATERIALS
510100* - Environment
Terrestrial- Basic Studies- (-1989)