The effects of forest practices on earthworm populations and soil microbial biomass in a hardwood forest in Missouri

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-38

  Jordan, D ^a   Li, F ^b   Ponder Jr , F ^c   Berry, E C ^d   Hubbard, V C ^a   Kim, K Y ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diplocardia spp.; Earthworms; Harvest level; Soil compaction; Soil microbial biomass C and N; Temperate hardwood forests

Indexed keywords

DIPLOCARDIA ORNATA; DIPLOCARDIA SMITHII;

EID: 0032888541     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(99)00017-7     Document Type: Article

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