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| Publication Type:
| Refereed |
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| Author(s): | Byrne, Loren B.;
Bruns, Mary Ann |
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| Author Affiliation: | Intercollege Graduate Degree Program, Ecology, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania |
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| Title: | The effects of lawn management on soil microarthropods |
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| Source: | Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology. Vol. 21, No. 3, July 2004, p. 150-156. |
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| Publishing Information: | Clemson, SC: South Carolina Entomological Society, Inc. |
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| # of Pages: | 7 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Urban landscaping; Arthropoda; Insects; Pests; Habitats; Lawn maintenance; Maintenance intensity; Insect traps; Clippings; Bulk density; Soil pH; Soil moisture; Soil texture; Broadleaf weeds; Poa pratensis; Mites; Sorting; Insecticides; Mowing
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| Abstract/Contents: | Presents a study examining "field data on soil microarthropod abundances from preexisting lawns and unmowed fields within an urbanized environment." Discusses sampling, stating that "soil pH, bulk density, moisture, texture, and carbon were similar among the three habitat types although soils from lawns tended to contain more carbon than the unmowed fields." Reports "soil mite abundances were found to be greatest in high-maintenance lawns and least in unmowed reference sites." Discusses three subordinal collembolan groups: poduromorpha, entomobryomorpha, and symphypleona. States that "the collembolan groups are differentiated by morphological features that reflect adaptations to their preferred habitat within the soil-litter profile." Concludes that "mowing and chemical applications in lawns affects soil mites and the three suborder groups of collembolans in different ways." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 18 |
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| Note: | Figures
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Byrne, L. B., and M. A. Bruns. 2004. The effects of lawn management on soil microarthropods. J. Agric. Urban Entomol. 21(3):p. 150-156. |
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