Earthworms in environmental research

Earthworm Ecology, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 321-342

  Eijsackers, Herman ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781420039719     Document Type: Chapter

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