Occupancy and geometrical properties of Lumbricus terrestris L. burrows affecting infiltration

Pedobiologia

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 782-794

  Shipitalo, Martin J ^a   Butt, Kevin R ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burrow morphology; Earthworms; Macropores; Preferential flow

Indexed keywords

LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0033382261     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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