The influence of mineral and organic fertilisers on the growth of the endogeic earthworm Octolasion tyrtaeum (Savigny)

Pedobiologia

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 239-249

  Marhan, Sven ^a,b   Scheu, Stefan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endogeic earthworms; Fertilisation; Microbial biomass; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; EARTHWORM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH; MANURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

OCTOLASION TYRTAEUM; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 18944378710     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedobi.2004.11.002     Document Type: Article

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