Earthworm influence on carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide fluxes from an unfertilized corn agroecosystem

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 405-409

  Speratti, Alicia B ^a   Whalen, Joann K ^a   Rochette, Philippe ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Earthworm populations; Earthworm microbial interactions; Field enclosures; Nitrous oxide

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; CARBON DIOXIDE; EARTHWORM; MAIZE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITROUS OXIDE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SURVIVAL;

APORRECTODEA CALIGINOSA; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 36149001771     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-007-0224-8     Document Type: Article

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