Can field populations of the enchytraeid, Cognettia sphagnetorum, adapt to increased drought stress?

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1765-1771

  Maraldo, Kristine ^a   Schmidt, Inger Kappel ^b   Beier, Claus ^c   Holmstrup, Martin ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Climate change; Cognettia sphagnetorum; Drought; Enchytraeids; Enchytronia spp; Extinction; Laboratory experiment; Long term effects; Tolerance; Warming

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

COGNETTIA SPHAGNETORUM; ENCHYTRAEIDS; ENCHYTRONIA SPP;

DROUGHT;

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; DROUGHT STRESS; EVOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LABORATORY METHOD; NEMATODE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; WARMING;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

COGNETTIA SPHAGNETORUM; ENCHYTRAEIDAE; ENCHYTRONIA;

EID: 46549083560     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.02.016     Document Type: Article

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