Homing ability widens the sphere of influence of the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris L.

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 805-807

  Nuutinen, Visa ^a   Butt, Kevin R ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Earthworms; Ecosystem engineers; Homing behaviour; Litter burial; Lumbricus terrestris

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; NUTRITION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

BURROWING; HOMING; REPRODUCTION;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIOTURBATION; EARTHWORM; HOMING BEHAVIOR; LITTER;

ANIMALIA; LUMBRICUS; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 12544258336     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2004.10.008     Document Type: Article

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