Contrasting response to cropping of populations of earthworms and predacious nematodes in four soils

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 255-264

  Yeates, G W ^a   Shepherd, T G ^a   Francis, G S ^b  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Earthworms; Intensive cropping; Nematodes; Pasture; Restoration; Soil physics; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; EARTHWORM; NEMATODE; NEW ZEALAND; SOIL;

EARTHWORM; NEMATODE; SOIL FAUNA;

EID: 0032573244     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(98)00134-2     Document Type: Article

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