Leaf Litter Consumption by Macroarthropods and Burial of their Faeces Enhance Decomposition in a Mediterranean Ecosystem
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Title
Leaf Litter Consumption by Macroarthropods and Burial of their Faeces Enhance Decomposition in a Mediterranean Ecosystem
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Keywords
decomposition, drylands, faecal pellets, litter quality, litter transformer, millipedes
Journal
ECOSYSTEMS
Volume 19, Issue 6, Pages 1104-1115
Publisher
Springer Nature
Online
2016-06-01
DOI
10.1007/s10021-016-9990-1
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