Effects of metal pollution on soil macroinvertebrate burrow systems

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-39

  Nahmani, J ^a   Capowiez, Y ^b   Lavelle, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

3 D tomography; Aporrectodea caliginosa; Burrow system; Insect larvae; Lumbricus rubellus; Macroporosity

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; HEAVY METAL; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL STRUCTURE;

APORRECTODEA CALIGINOSA; INSECTA; LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS;

EID: 26244445809     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-005-0865-4     Document Type: Article

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