Efficiency of two widespread non-destructive extraction methods under dry soil conditions for different ecological earthworm groups

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 141-145

  Eisenhauer, Nico ^a   Straube, Daniela ^a   Scheu, Stefan ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ecological earthworm group; Grassland; Mustard extraction; Octet method; The Jena Experiment

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA;

EID: 39249084279     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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