The effects of millipedes (Harpaphe haydeniana) on microbial decomposition of leaf litter
Most estimates of litter decomposition rates do not account well for the effects of soil macrofauna, and so are suspect in ecosystems in which litter-transforming soil fauna are abundant. In coastal rainforests, millipedes consume substantial amounts of leaf litter, most of which is egested as faeca...
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Language: | English |
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University of British Columbia
2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/41623 |
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