Rainfall impact effects on ageing casts of a tropical anecic earthworm

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1525-1534

  Mariani, L ^a   Jimenez J J ^b   Torres, E A ^b   Amezquita E ^b   Decaens T ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHWORM; ERODIBILITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; RAINFALL; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

EID: 36249024108     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2007.00960.x     Document Type: Article

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