Earthworm populations recover after potato cropping

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 609-612

  Buckerfield, John C ^a   Wiseman, Diana M ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Key Teacher Landcare   (Australia)

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EID: 0031006146     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(96)00034-X     Document Type: Article

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