Effects of enchytraeids (Annelida: Oligochaeta) on soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics in laboratory incubations

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 147-160

  Van Vliet, P C J ^a,b   Beare, M H ^a,c   Coleman, D C ^a   Hendrix, P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Denitrification; Enchytraeidae; Litter placement; Microbial biomass; Nitrogen mineralization and immobilization

Indexed keywords

ANNELIDA; ENCHYTRAEIDAE; ENCHYTRAEUS; ENCHYTRAEUS MINUTUS;

EID: 1642441481     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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