The effects of free-range domestic birds on the abundance of epigeic predators and earthworms

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 255-260

  Clark, M Sean ^a,b   Gage, Stuart H ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chickens; Earthworms; Epigeic predators; Geese

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANSER; ANSER SP.; ARANEAE; AVES; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; GALLUS GALLUS; INVERTEBRATA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; OPILIONES; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; STAPHYLINIDAE;

EID: 0043080090     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0929-1393(96)00130-8     Document Type: Article

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