The relationship between snails, soil factors and calcitic earthworm granules in a coppice woodland in Sussex

Journal of Conchology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 483-503

  Millar, A J ^a   Waite, S ^b  

^a Geniefa   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

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GASTROPODA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0035998025     PISSN: 00220019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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