Rainfall effect on erosion of earthworm casts and phosphorus transfers by water runoff

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 7-13

  Le Bayon, R C ^a   Binet, F ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Earthworm; Phosphorus; Rainfall events; Soil erosion; Surface casts

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; EARTHWORM; PHOSPHORUS; RAIN; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT; SOIL EROSION; WATER ANALYSIS;

EARTHWORM; PHOSPHORUS; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; SOIL EROSION;

EID: 0033367732     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050580     Document Type: Article

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