PubAg

Main content area

Search

1  Search Results

1 entry found
Number of results to display per page

Search Results

1. Soil Fauna Accelerate Dung Pat Decomposition and Nutrient Cycling into Grassland Soil

Author:
Eskridge, Kent M.,   et al.   ; Evans, Kenneth S.; Mamo, Martha; Wingeyer, Ana; Schacht, Walter H.; Bradshaw, Jeff; Ginting, Daniel;     Show all 7 Authors
Source:
Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.4 pp. 667-677
ISSN:
1550-7424
Subject:
Coleoptera; biogeochemical cycles; dung beetles; ecological function; feces; field experimentation; grassland soils; nutrients; organic carbon; phosphorus; rangeland soils; soil depth; soil fauna; soil nutrients; summer
Abstract:
... Soil fauna play critical roles in various ecosystem functions and services, but empirical data measuring their impact on dung pat decomposition and subsequent nutrient cycling into rangeland soils are limited. The objective of this study was to quantify the effect of soil fauna, using dung beetle as an indicator, on dung decomposition and subsequent translocation of dung nutrients into grassland s ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rama.2019.01.008