Comparison of soil macro-invertebrate communities in Malaysian oil palm plantations with secondary forest from the viewpoint of litter decomposition

•Diversity of soil macro-fauna was reduced in oil palm plantations compared to forest.•Surface living litter transformer populations were reduced in oil palm plantations.•Earthworms and wood/litter-feeding termites were not reduced in oil palm plantations.•No great reduction in soil animal function...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Forest ecology and management 2016-12, Vol.381, p.63-73
Hauptverfasser:	Wong, Mum-Keng, Tsukamoto, Jiro, Yusuyin, Yusufujiang, Tanaka, Sota, Iwasaki, Kozo, Tan, Ngai-Paing
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Deforestation Earthworms Isoptera Management practice Microhabitats Pontoscolex corethrurus Termites
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