Does reproductive plasticity in Lumbricus rubellus improve the recovery of populations in frequently inundated river floodplains?

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 611-618

  Klok, Chris ^a   Zorn, Mathilde ^b   Koolhaas, Josée E ^b   Eijsackers, Herman J P ^b   Van Gestel, Cornelis A M ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Flooding; L. rubellus; Population model; Recovery; River floodplain

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; RECOVERY; RIVERS; SURFACE WATERS;

ADAPTATION; FLOODING; L. RUBELLUS; POPULATION MODEL; RIVER FLOODPLAIN;

FLOODS;

EARTHWORM; FLOODING; PLASTICITY; RECOVERY; REPRODUCTION;

LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 32544444121     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2005.06.013     Document Type: Article

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