Interaction of the earthworm Diplocardia mississippiensis (Megascolecidae) with microbial and nutrient dynamics in a subtropical spodosol

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1411-1417

  Lachnicht, Sharon L ^a   Hendrix, Paul F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apalachicola National Forest; Microbial biomass; Native earthworm; Nearctic earthworm; Nutrient dynamics; Substrate induced respiration

Indexed keywords

CARBON NITROGEN RATIO; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DAY LENGTH; FOREST SOIL; GROWTH CHAMBER; MICROBE RESPIRATION; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NITROGEN CONCENTRATION; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SOIL AND SOIL RELATED PHENOMENA; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL FUMIGATION; UNITED STATES;

EARTHWORM; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SPODOSOL; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034881838     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(01)00049-9     Document Type: Article

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