Annual variations in earthworm surface-casting activity and soil transport by water runoff under a temperate maize agroecosystem

Geoderma

Volumn 106, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 121-135

  Le Bayon, R C ^a   Moreau, S ^a   Gascuel Odoux, C ^b   Binet, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Earthworms; Maize crop; P; Soil erosion; Surface casts; Water runoff

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; EARTHWORM; MAIZE; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; SOIL EROSION;

LUMBRICUS; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036171802     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(01)00121-5     Document Type: Article

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