Impact of five different tillage systems on soil organic carbon content and the density, biomass, and community composition of earthworms after a ten year period

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 247-251

  Ernst, Gregor ^a   Emmerling, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Community composition; Earthworms; Reduced tillage; Redundancy analysis; SOC

Indexed keywords

ALLOLOBOPHORA CHLOROTICA; APORRECTODEA CALIGINOSA; APORRECTODEA LONGA; LUMBRICUS CASTANEUS;

EID: 67349102601     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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