Combined effects of zinc and earthworm density on soil ecosystem functioning

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 334-341

  Lahr, Joost ^a   Kools, Stefan A E ^a,b   van der Hout, Annemariet ^a   Faber, Jack H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b AquaSense Ltd   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Density dependence; Earthworms; Litter fragmentation; Metal toxicity; Soil functioning; Soil respiration; Zinc

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; SOILS; TOXICITY;

EARTHWORMS; LITTER MASS LOSS; RESPIROMETERS; SOIL ECOSYSTEMS; TOXICITY TESTS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

DECOMPOSITION; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; EARTHWORM; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; LEAF LITTER; POLLUTION EFFECT; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL RESPIRATION; TOXICITY TEST; ZINC;

ANIMALIA; LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS;

EID: 36148979727     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.08.012     Document Type: Article

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