Microhabitat effects of litter temperature and moisture on forest-floor invertebrate communities

Tim A. Christiansen; Sue A. Perry; William B. Perry

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Microhabitat effects of litter temperature and moisture on forest-floor invertebrate communities

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Authors:

Tim A. Christiansen, Sue A. Perry, William B. Perry

Year:

1996

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Hom, John; Birdsey, Richard; O'Brian, Kelly, eds. Proceedings 1995 meeting of the northern global change program; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-214. Radnor, PA: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station: 153.

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Abstract

Litter temperature and moisture may be altered due to changes in global climate. We investigated the effect of small changes in litter temperature and moisture on forest-floor communities in West Virginia.

Parent Publication

Proceedings, 1995 meeting of the Northern Global Change Program; 1995 March 14-16; Pittsburgh, PA. : Introduction/Environmental Change

Citation

Christiansen, Tim A.; Perry, Sue A.; Perry, William B. 1996. Microhabitat effects of litter temperature and moisture on forest-floor invertebrate communities. In: Hom, John; Birdsey, Richard; O''Brian, Kelly, eds. Proceedings 1995 meeting of the northern global change program; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-214. Radnor, PA: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station: 153.