Seasonal variation in the abundance, biomass and biodiversity of earthworms in soils contaminated with metal emissions from a primary smelting works

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 173-183

  Spurgeon, D J ^a   Hopkin, S P ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community monitoring; Metal pollution; Size classes; Species richness; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CONTAMINATED LAND; EARTHWORM; METALS INDUSTRY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ALLOLOBOPHORA; ALLOLOBOPHORA CHLOROTICA; ANNELIDA; APORRECTODEA; APORRECTODEA CALIGINOSA; CALIGINOSA; INVERTEBRATA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0032916603     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1999.00389.x     Document Type: Article

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