Evaluating mustard extracts for earthworm sampling

Pedobiologia

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 272-278

  Chan, Kwong Yin ^a   Munro, Katrina ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anecic species; Earthworm ecology; Endogeic species; Formalin extraction; Handsorting

Indexed keywords

EARTHWORM; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; REPELLENT;

APORRECTODEA; APORRECTODEA TRAPEZOIDES; BRASSICA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0035012066     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0031-4056-00084     Document Type: Article

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