Regulation of soil structure by geophagous earthworm activities in humid savannas of Cote d'Ivoire

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 431-439

  Blanchart, E ^a   Lavelle, P ^a   Braudeau, E ^b   Le Bissonnais, Y ^c   Valentin, C ^d  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (Senegal)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement Niamey   (Nigeria)

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EID: 0030997037     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(96)00042-9     Document Type: Article

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