More than just a substrate for mites: Moss-dominated biological soil crust protected population of the oribatid mite, Oppia nitens against cadmium toxicity in soil
Hamzat O. Fajana, Tara Rozka, Olukayode Jegede, Katherine Stewart, Steven D. Siciliano
Topics & Concepts
MossBiologyMiteTrophic levelPopulationLichenEcologyBiological soil crustEcosystemEcosystem engineerEnvironmental chemistryBotanyAgronomyChemistryDemographySociologyBiocrusts and Microbial EcologyLichen and fungal ecologyPeatlands and Wetlands Ecology