Soil function in a changing world: The role of invertebrate ecosystem engineers

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 159-193

  Lavelle, Patrick ^a   Bignell, David ^b   Lepage, Michel ^c   Wolters, Volkmar ^d   Roger, Pierre ^e   Ineson, Philip ^f   Heal, O W ^g   Dhillion, Shivcharn ^h  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^d JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^f CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^h NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Climate change; Earthworms; Ecosystem engineers; Fertility; Intensification; Land use; Restoration; Soil ecology; Soil zoology; Termites

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750736363     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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