Earthworm community structure on five English golf courses

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 336-341

  Bartlett, Mark ^a   James, Iain ^a   Harris, Jim ^a   Ritz, Karl ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aporrectodea longa; Aporrectodea rosea; Earthworm community diversity; Golf courses; Lumbricus rubellus; Lumbricus terrestris

Indexed keywords

APORRECTODEA LONGA; APORRECTODEA ROSEA; BRASSICA; LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 42649116752     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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