Earthworm abundance and nitrogen mineralization rates along an urban-rural land use gradient

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 427-430

  Steinberg, David A ^a   Pouyat, Richard V ^b   Parmelee, Robert W ^c   Groffman, Peter M ^a  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030955728     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(96)00043-0     Document Type: Article

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