Earthworm dynamics and soil physical properties in the first three years of no-till management

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 338-345

  Johnson Maynard, J L ^a   Umiker, K J ^a   Guy, S O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Earthworm density; No till; Saturated hydraulic conductivity

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SOILS;

EARTHWORM DENSITY; NO-TILL; SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

MICROORGANISMS;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BULK DENSITY; EARTHWORM; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; POPULATION DENSITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL PROPERTY; ZERO TILLAGE;

BULK DENSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; MICROORGANISMS;

EID: 34248226777     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2006.08.011     Document Type: Article

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