Seasonal variation of earthworm community structure as correlated with environmental factors in three plantations of Heshan, Guangdong, China

Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1362-1370

  Zhang, Wei Xin ^a   Li, Jian Xiong ^b   Guo, Ming Fang ^c   Liao, Chong Hui ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b Guangdong Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Earthworm commnunity; Heshan; Plantations; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA CONFUSA; CUNNINGHAMIA LANCEOLATA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 21444458153     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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