Impacts of earthworms on soil nutrients and plant growth in soybean and maize agroecosystems

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 120, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 442-448

  Eriksen Hamel, Nikita S ^a   Whalen, Joann K ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Earthworms; Field enclosures; Population manipulation; Soil nutrient dynamics

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CROP YIELD; EARTHWORM; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GROWTH RATE; MAIZE; POPULATION SIZE; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NITROGEN; SOYBEAN; SURVIVAL;

APORRECTODEA CALIGINOSA; GLYCINE MAX; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33846866030     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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