An updated earthworm list for the British Isles and two new 'exotic' species to Britain from Kew Gardens

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 431-435

  Sherlock, Emma ^a   Carpenter, Daniel ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British; Climatic change; Earthworm; Exotic; Lumbricidae; Megascolecidae

Indexed keywords

LUMBRICIDAE; MEGASCOLECIDAE;

EID: 70350575187     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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