Occurrence of an exotic earthworm (Amynthas agrestis) in undisturbed soils of the southern Appalachian Mountains, USA

Pedobiologia

Volumn 47, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 466-470

  Callaham Jr , Mac A ^a   Hendrix, Paul F ^b   Phillips, Ross J ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amynthas agrestis; Appalachian; Biological invasion; Earthworms; Exotic species; Soil fauna

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; EARTHWORM; INTRODUCED SPECIES; REPRODUCTION;

APPALACHIANS; GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMYNTHAS; AMYNTHAS AGRESTIS; ANNELIDA; CARYA; LUMBRICIDAE; MEGASCOLECIDAE; OCTOLASION; OCTOLASION CYANEUM; OCTOLASION TYRTAEUM; OLIGOCHAETA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; QUERCUS;

EID: 0347300446     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0031-4056-00214     Document Type: Conference Paper

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