Differentiation of soil fauna populations in conventional tillage and no-tillage red soil ecosystems

Pedosphere

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 339-348

  Feng, H U ^a   Huixin, L I ^a   Shanmei, W U ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Conventional tillage; No tillage; Red soil ecosystems; Soil fauna

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843111220     PISSN: 10020160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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