Population dynamics of earthworm communities in corn agroecosystems receiving organic or inorganic fertilizer amendments

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 400-407

  Whalen, J K ^b   Parmelee, R W ^a   Edwards, C A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Agroecosystems; Biomass; Earthworms; Inorganic fertilizer; Manure

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; FERTILIZER EFFECT; MAIZE; MANURE; MOISTURE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOIL; TEMPERATURE;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; EARTHWORM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; ORGANIC MATTER; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

APORRECTODEA TRAPEZOIDES; APORRECTODEA TUBERCULATA; LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; OLIGOCHAETA;

EID: 0031668417     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050450     Document Type: Article

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