Different effects of earthworms and ants on soil properties of paddy fields in North-East Thailand

Paddy and Water Environment

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 381-386

  Jouquet, Pascal ^a   Hartmann, Christian ^b   Choosai, Chutinan ^c   Hanboonsong, Yupa ^c   Brunet, Didier ^d   Montoroi, Jean Pierre ^e  

^a IRD   (Viet Nam)

^b Thailand Land Development Department Bangkok   (Thailand)

^c KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^e INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Ants; Casts; Earthworms; NIRS; Paddy fields; Soil properties

Indexed keywords

EARTHWORMS (SP.); EPELYSIDRIS; FORMICIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 56249112953     PISSN: 16112490     EISSN: 16112504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10333-008-0134-x     Document Type: Article

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