Community Structure of Isopods (Oniscidea) at Different Orchards in Assiut, Egypt
Abstract:Terrestrial isopods provide many important services for the ecosystem such as litter decomposition, nutrient mineralization. The present study aimed to make a survey of the distribution of isopods as leaf litter decomposers; in five different orchards during winter and summer and effects of some ecological factors on them. Isopod samples were collected by a tin quadrate sampler (20 X 20 cm.). Some of ecological factors were measured, air and soil temperature, humidity, pH, conductivity, soil water content and … Show more
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