COLLEMBOLA DENSITY AND DIVERSITY ALONG A GRADIENT OF LAND- USE TYPES IN EMBU DISTRICT, EASTERN KENYA

Populations of soil-dwelling Collembola were monitored on a land use gradient ranging from Natural forests to intensively cultivated land during the wet season October-November, 2007 and dry season February-March, 2008. Eight land use types (LUTs) which included stands of; Eucalyptus saligna, Vitex...

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Main Authors: Jamleck M. Muturi, J. P. Mbugi, Jones M. Mueke, Jan Lagerlóf, Joseph Mungatu, Gideon Nyamasyo, Mary Gikungu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán 2009-10-01
Series:Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems
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Online Access:http://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/438