Changes in soil N pools in response to earthworm population manipulations in agroecosystems with different N sources

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 361-367

  Blair, J M ^a   Parmelee, R W ^b   Allen, M F ^b   Mccartney, D A ^c   Stinner, B R ^c  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031006144     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(96)00098-3     Document Type: Article

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