Miscanthus sinensis and wild flowers as food resources of Lumbricus terrestris L.

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 189-197

  Kohli, L ^a   Daniel, O ^a   Schonholzer F ^a   Hahn, D ^a   Zeyer, J ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Earthworms; Feeding; Miscanthus sinensis; Species richness; Wild flowers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033005341     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(98)00137-1     Document Type: Article

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