Medium-term evaluation of a forest soil restoration trial combining tree species change, fertilisation and earthworm introduction

Pedobiologia

Volumn 47, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 772-783

  Muys, Bart ^a   Beckers, Griet ^a   Nachtergale, Lieven ^b   Lust, Noël ^b   Merckx, Roel ^a   Granval, Philippe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

Author keywords

Earthworm introduction; Fraxinus excelsior; Integrated soil restoration

Indexed keywords

EARTHWORM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOREST SOIL; GROWTH; MORTALITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; TREE;

ALLOLOBOPHORA; ALLOLOBOPHORA LIMICOLA; ANNELIDA; APORRECTODEA; APORRECTODEA CALIGINOSA; APORRECTODEA ROSEA; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR; LIMICOLA; LUMBRICIDAE; LUMBRICUS; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; NICODRILUS LONGUS; OLIGOCHAETA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; QUERCUS; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 0347930430     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0031-4056(04)70266-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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