Earthworm populations in a cool and wet district as affected by tractor traffic and fertilisation

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 237-250

  Hansen, Sissel ^a   Engelstad, Freddy ^b  

^a The Norwegian Center for Ecological Agriculture   (Norway)

^b Ctr for Soil and Environ Research   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acidification; Aerated slurry; Cattle manure; Mineral fertiliser; Organic farming; Soil compaction

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; AERATION; APORRECTODEA CALIGINOSA; APORRECTODEA ROSEA; COMPOST; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS; MANURE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SLURRY; SOIL FERTILIZATION; URINE;

EID: 0032746150     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(99)00037-2     Document Type: Article

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