Earthworm populations in a savanna-agroforestry system of Venezuelan Amazonia

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 413-418

  Araujo, Y ^a   Lopez Hernandez D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b Universidad Nacional Experimental Simon Rodriuez   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Agroecosystem; Agroforestry; Earthworms; Organic manure; Savanna

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; AMAZON; EARTHWORM; ENTISOL; ULTISOL; VENEZUELA;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGROFORESTRY; EARTHWORM; SAVANNA; SOIL MANAGEMENT;

SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA;

EID: 0345035427     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050573     Document Type: Article

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