Changes in earthworm populations during conversion from conventional to organic farming

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 194-198

  Irmler, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lumbricidae; Organic farming; Spatial pattern; Succession

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARABLE LAND; CORRELATION; EARTHWORM; ORGANIC FARMING; PH; POPULATION GROWTH; RAINFALL; SAMPLING; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUCCESSION; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN;

APORRECTODEA CALIGINOSA; APORRECTODEA ROSEA; LUMBRICIDAE; LUMBRICUS CASTANEUS; LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 70449108121     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2009.09.008     Document Type: Article

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