Survival and growth of Dendrobaena octaedra (Savigny) in pine forest floor materials

Pedobiologia

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 281-288

  McLean, M A ^a   Kolodka, D U ^a   Parkinson, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dendrobaena octaedra; Earthworm growth; Pine forest floor; Resource quality

Indexed keywords

FOREST FLOOR; PINE FOREST;

DENDROBAENA OCTAEDRA; OLIGOCHAETA;

EID: 0030468476     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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