Experimental evidence for the role of earthworms in compacted soil regeneration based on field observations and results from a semi-field experiment

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 711-717

  Capowiez, Yvan ^a   Cadoux, Stéphane ^b   Bouchand, Pierre ^b   Roger Estrade, Jean ^c   Richard, Guy ^d   Boizard, Hubert ^b  

^a Domaine Saint Paul   (France)

^b Inst Natl de la Rech Agronomique   (France)

^c AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^d Centre de recherche d'Orléans   (France)

Author keywords

Burrowing; Compaction; Earthworm behaviour; Macropores; Soil regeneration

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; COMPACTION; CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS; EXPERIMENTS; SOILS; WHEELS;

AGRICULTURAL PLOTS; BURROWING; COMPACTED SOILS; CONVENTIONAL TILLAGES; EARTHWORM BEHAVIOUR; EARTHWORM SPECIES; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCES; FIELD CONDITIONS; FIELD EXPERIMENTS; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; LABORATORY STUDIES; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; MACROPORES; REGENERATION PROCESS; SOIL REGENERATION; WHEEL TRACKS; WOODEN BOXES;

POWDERS;

ABUNDANCE; BURROWING; COMPACTION; EARTHWORM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELD METHOD; REGENERATION;

ANIMALIA; APORRECTODEA GIARDI; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 62349088276     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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