Inefficiency of mustard extraction technique for assessing size and structure of earthworm communities in UK pasture

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2990-2992

  Bartlett, Mark David ^a   Harris, Jim A ^a   James, Iain T ^a   Ritz, Karl ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anecic earthworms; Mustard extraction; Non destructive sampling

Indexed keywords

CROPS; SAMPLING; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOILS;

EARTHWORM COMMUNITIES; EXPELLANTS; MUSTARD EXTRACTION; PASTURE;

ECOSYSTEMS;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EARTHWORM; HERB; PASTURE; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

BEDFORDSHIRE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

BRASSICA;

EID: 34548129672     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.04.036     Document Type: Article

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