Influence of mulch and soil compaction on earthworm cast properties

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 223-229

  Buck, Corinna ^a   Langmaack, Marcus ^a   Schrader, Stefan ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Earthworm cast production; Enzyme activity; Mulch; Soil compaction; Water stable aggregation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BULK DENSITY; EARTHWORM CAST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MULCH; PHOSPHATASE; SIMULATION; SOIL COMPACTION; WATER;

LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; OCTOLASION CYANEUM;

EID: 0034212439     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(00)00054-8     Document Type: Article

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