Activity of surface-casting earthworms in a calcareous grassland under elevated atmospheric CO2

Oecologia

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 249-254

  Zaller, Johann G ^a   Arnone III, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide enrichment; Cast C and N; Cast production; Lumbricidae; Producer consumer interactions

Indexed keywords

CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; CAST PRODUCTION; EARTHWORM;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0030860535     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050232     Document Type: Article

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