Population dynamics of ambient and altered earthworm communities in row-crop agroecosystems in the Midwestern U.S.

Pedobiologia

Volumn 47, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 825-829

  Shuster, William D ^a   Shipitalo, Martin J ^b   Bohlen, Patrick J ^c   Subler, Scott ^d   Edwards, Clive A ^e  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United States)

^d Pacific Garden Company   (United States)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carrying capacity; Earthworms; Lumbricus terrestris; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CROP ROTATION; EARTHWORM; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; INOCULATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

ANNELIDA; GLYCINE MAX; LUMBRICIDAE; LUMBRICUS; LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; OCTOLASION; OLIGOCHAETA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0346669863     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0031-4056-00266     Document Type: Conference Paper

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