Characterisation of the three-dimensional structure of earthworm burrow systems using image analysis and mathematical morphology

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 301-310

  Capowiez, Yvan ^a   Pierret, Alain ^b   Moran, Christopher J ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allolobophora chlorotica; Aporrectodea nocturna; Mathematical morphology; X ray computer tomography

Indexed keywords

BURROW; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EARTHWORM; GRANULOMETRY; TOMOGRAPHY;

ALLOLOBOPHORA; ALLOLOBOPHORA CHLOROTICA; APORRECTODEA; APORRECTODEA NOCTURNA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0142123312     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-003-0647-9     Document Type: Article

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