Effects of ivermectin in dung pats on earthworm (Megascolecidae) populations and pat degradation in Japanese grassland

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 280-285

  Kaneda, S ^a   Yamashita, N ^a   Uchida, T ^a   Shimano, S ^a   Miyoshi, N ^a   Sasaki, M ^b   Enami, Y ^c  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR TOHOKU REGION   (Japan)

^b FUKUSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c The University of Shiga Prefecture   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic; Dung pats; Earthworms; Ivermectin; Megascolecidae; Pat degradation

Indexed keywords

AMYNTHAS; COLEOPTERA; MEGASCOLECIDAE; PHERETIMA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 31144446560     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2005.05.001     Document Type: Article

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