Effects of spatial distribution on the decomposition of sheep faeces in different vegetation types

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 237-243

  Williams, Bryony ^a,b   Warren, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cichorium intybus; Coprophagous invertebrates; Internal parasite control; Lolium perenne; Lotus corniculatus; Nematodes; Sheep faeces; Trifolium repens

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; PARASITE CONTROL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION TYPE;

CICHORIUM; CICHORIUM INTYBUS; INVERTEBRATA; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; LOTUS; LOTUS CORNICULATUS; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 2442497363     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2003.09.016     Document Type: Article

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