Effects of secondary treated sewage effluent application on the populations of microfauna in a hardwood plantation soil: Bolivar HIAT trial

Geoderma

Volumn 84, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 249-263

  Gupta, V V S R ^a   Rogers, S ^a   Naidu, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Microfauna; Nematodes; Protozoa; Sewage effluent

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; MICROFAUNA; PLANTATION; SEWAGE; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL FAUNA;

VENEZUELA, BOLIVAR;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; CASUARINA; EUCALYPTUS; NAEGLERIA; NEMATODA;

EID: 0031863543     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(97)00132-8     Document Type: Article

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