The influence of livestock dung on the abundance of exotic and native earthworms in a grassland in south-eastern Australia

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 42, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Scown, J ^a,b   Baker, G ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Earthworms; Exotic; Grassland; Livestock dung; Native

Indexed keywords

ACANTHODRILIDAE; BOS TAURUS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; LUMBRICIDAE; MEGASCOLECIDAE; MICROSCOLEX DUBIUS; OVIS ARIES; SPENCERIELLA MACLEAYI;

EID: 33845191794     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2006.07.036     Document Type: Article

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