Effects of Earthworm and Microbe on Soil Nutrients and Heavy Metals

Agricultural Sciences in China

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 599-605

  SHEN, Wei bao ^a,b   YANG, Hong qiang ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Linyi Agricultural Bureau   (China)

Author keywords

earthworm; heavy metals; microbes; nutrients

Indexed keywords

EID: 43849106239     PISSN: 16712927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1671-2927(08)60058-9     Document Type: Article

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