Co-occurrence of earthworms in urban surroundings: A null model analysis of community structure

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 84-90

  Tiho, Seydou ^a   Josens, Guy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ NANGUI ABROGOUA   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Assembly rules; Earthworm communities; Null model analysis; Species co occurrence; Urban soil

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947304651     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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