Volume density of earthworm burrows in compacted cores of soil as estimated by direct and indirect methods

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 171-176

  Hirth, J R ^a,b   McKenzie, B M ^a   Tisdall, J M ^c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Rutherglen Research Institute   (Australia)

^c Institute of Sustainable Irrigated Agriculture   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aporrectodea species; Earthworm burrows; Earthworm casts; Image analysis; Point counting; Volume density

Indexed keywords

BIOPORE; COMPACTED SOIL; EARTHWORM; METHOD;

EID: 0029667517     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00335930     Document Type: Article

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