Comparison of organic compounds in the particle-size fractions of earthworm casts and surrounding soil in humid Laos

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 147-153

  Zhang, Xudong ^a   Wang, Jing ^a   Xie, Hongtu ^a   Wang, Jingkuan ^b   Zech, Wolfgang ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

^b SHENYANG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endogeic earthworm; Lignin; Particle size fractionation; Soil; Sugar; Tropics

Indexed keywords

PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0038248794     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(03)00020-9     Document Type: Article

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