Vertical distribution of earthworms in grassland soils of the Colombian Llanos

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 463-473

  Jimenez J J ^a,b   Decaens T ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

Adaptive strategies; Disturbance; Earthworms; Savannas; Vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BODY SIZE; COLOMBIA; MARTIODRILUS CARIMAGUENSIS; OCNERODRILIDAE; PASTURE; SAVANNA; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL; SPECIES COMPOSITION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

EARTHWORM; GRASSLAND SOIL; OXISOL; SOIL MOISTURE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

COLOMBIA;

EID: 0034479725     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740000277     Document Type: Article

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