Distribution of earthworms along a sharp acidification gradient

Pedobiologia

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 88-95

  Cárcamo, Héctor A ^a,b   Parkinson, Dennis ^a   Bargshoon, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dendrobaena octaedra; Lumbricidae; pH; Pollution; Sulphur

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; EARTHWORM; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CANADA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

ANNELIDA; ARANEAE; DENDROBAENA; DENDROBAENA OCTAEDRA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LUMBRICIDAE; OLIGOCHAETA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0031671166     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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