Earthworm feeding activity and development of the humus profile

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 215-223

  Bernier, N ^a  

^a Laboratoire d'Ecologie Generale   (France)

Author keywords

Earthworm casts; Earthworm diets; Food selection; Humus profile; Spruce forest

Indexed keywords

EARTHWORM; FEEDING ACTIVITY; HUMUS; ORGANIC MATTER;

APORRECTODAE CALIGINOSA; APORRECTODEA ICTERICA; APORRECTODEA NOCTURNA; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; OLIGOCHAETA;

EID: 0031885648     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050370     Document Type: Article

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