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The Role of Soil Invertebrates in Turnover of Organic Matter and Nutrients

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Analysis of Temperate Forest Ecosystems

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 1))

Abstract

Substantial proportions of organic substances which originate in plants or animals eventually reach the soil, where they may remain for only a few hours or days if they are readily decomposable (Heath et al., 1966), or as long as several decades if they decay slowly (Kendrick, 1959). The plant material ranges from bacteria, fungal hyphae and soft leaf tissue to tough woody substances. Animal materials range from single-celled protozoa, nematodes, soft-bodied worms and insect larvae through arthropods with tough exoskeletons to large vertebrate animals and excreta.

Contribution No.4 from the Eastern Deciduous Forest Biome, US-IBP

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Edwards, C.A., Reichle, D.E., Crossley, D.A. (1973). The Role of Soil Invertebrates in Turnover of Organic Matter and Nutrients. In: Reichle, D.E. (eds) Analysis of Temperate Forest Ecosystems. Ecological Studies, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85587-0_12

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