Influence of agriculture on Enchytraeidae fauna of soils in the south-west of the North Island of New Zealand

Pedobiologia

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 461-466

  Springett, J A ^a   Gray, R A J ^a   Bakker, L ^a,b  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bioindicator; Enchytraeidae; Fridericia; New Zealand; Oligochaeta; Pasture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOINDICATOR; EARTHWORM; HUMAN IMPACT;

NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND;

CERNOSVITOVIELLA; ENCHYTRAEIDAE; FRIDERICIA; LUMBRICETUM; MESENCHYTRAEUS; OLIGOCHAETA;

EID: 0030303406     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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