Explaining density-dependent regulation in earthworm populations using life-history analysis

Oikos

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 89-95

  Kammenga, Jan E ^a   Spurgeon, David J ^b   Svendsen, Claus ^b   Weeks, Jason M ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c WRC PLC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; EARTHWORM; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY; POPULATION REGULATION;

EISENIA FETIDA; LUMBRICUS; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0037569412     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.12160.x     Document Type: Article

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