Influences of native (Megascolecidae) and exotic (Lumbricidae) earthworms on ryegrass production in acidic pasture soils from south-eastern Australia

Pedobiologia

Volumn 47, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 830-834

  Baker, Geoff H ^a   Chan, K Yin ^b   Munro, Katrina ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid soils; Aporrectodea; Earthworms; Pastures; Ryegrass; Spenceriella

Indexed keywords

ACID SOIL; EARTHWORM; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; PASTURE; PRODUCTIVITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; APORRECTODEA; APORRECTODEA TRAPEZOIDES; LOLIUM; LUMBRICIDAE; MEGASCOLECIDAE; OLIGOCHAETA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; POACEAE; SPENCERIELLA; SPENCERIELLA HAMILTONI; SPENCERIELLA MACLEAYI;

EID: 0347300362     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0031-4056(04)70276-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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