Site classification to predict the abundance of the deep-burrowing earthworm Lumbricus terrestris L

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 911-915

  Lindahl, A M L ^a   Dubus, I G ^b   Jarvis, N J ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BURROWING; EARTHWORM; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LAND USE; LEACHING; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL WATER; VADOSE ZONE; ZERO TILLAGE;

LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 70749095754     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2008.0140     Document Type: Article

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