Spatial and temporal patterns in the abundance and biomass of earthworm populations in pastures in southern Australia

Pedobiologia

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 487-496

  Baker, G H ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Australian pastures; Earthworms; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; EARTHWORM; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

(SOUTH); AUSTRALIA;

APORRECTODEA; GEMASCOLEX; LUMBRICIDAE; MEGASCOLECIDAE; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; VICTORIA;

EID: 0033395425     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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