Earthworm population density and diversity in different-aged urban systems

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 161-168

  Smetak, K M ^a   Johnson Maynard, J L ^a   Lloyd, J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b The Urban Forestry Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthworm density; Earthworm diversity; Landscape age; Urban soils

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548010763     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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