The effect of feeding behavior on Hg accumulation in the ecophysiologically different earthworms Lumbricus terrestris and Octolaseon cyaneum: A microcosm experiment

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 386-390

  Ernst, Gregor ^a   Frey, Beat ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Earthworms; Feeding behavior; Lumbricus terrestris; Mercury; Octolaseon cyaneum

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FEEDING; MERCURY (METAL); SOILS; TISSUE;

BIOACCUMULATION; EARTHWORMS; FOOD SOURCES; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; OCTOLASEON CYANEUM;

BIODIVERSITY;

ACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; EARTHWORM; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LEAF LITTER; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SOIL MICROORGANISM;

LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM ALEXANDRINUM;

EID: 33750956629     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.07.020     Document Type: Article

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