Seed dispersion by surface casting activities of earthworms in Colombian grasslands

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 175-185

  Decaëns, Thibaud ^a   Mariani, Lucero ^b   Betancourt, Nixon ^c   Jiménez, Juan José ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Earthworm casts; Savannas; Seed germination; Soil seed banks; Tropical pastures

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; EARTHWORM; GERMINATION; GRASSLAND; SEED BANK; SEED DISPERSAL;

COLOMBIA;

GLOSSOSCOLECIDAE; MARTIODRILUS; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 17344391041     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(03)00083-3     Document Type: Article

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