Earthworm communities along an elevation gradient in Northeastern Puerto Rico

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  González, Grizelle ^a   García, Emérita ^b   Cruz, Verónica ^a   Borges, Sonia ^b   Zalamea, Marcela ^a   Rivera, María M ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL FORESTRY   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Earthworms; Mature forests; Natives; Puerto Rico; Tropics

Indexed keywords

PTEROCARPUS;

EID: 36248972630     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2007.08.044     Document Type: Article

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