Earthworms and pH affect communities of nematodes and enchytraeids in forest soil

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 52-58

  Räty, Mika ^a   Huhta, Veikko ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Earthworms; Enchytraeids; Interactions; Nematodes; pH

Indexed keywords

EARTHWORM; FOREST SOIL; NEMATODE; PH; SOIL FAUNA;

ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; APORRECTODEA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; LUMBRICUS; LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS; NEMATODA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0037626363     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-003-0614-5     Document Type: Article

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