Foraging by deep-burrowing earthworms degrades surface soil structure of a fluventic Hapludoll in Ohio

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 54, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 179-189

  Shuster, W D ^a   Subler, S ^b   McCoy, E L ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Crop residue; Crusting; Earthworms; Soil aggregation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; EARTHWORM; INFILTRATION; SOIL STRUCTURE;

UNITED STATES;

GLYCINE MAX; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034023144     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(00)00094-5     Document Type: Article

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