Effects of earthworms on above- and belowground herbivores

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 123-130

  Wurst, Susanne ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Earthworms; Herbivores; Interactions; Litter; Soil microorganisms

Indexed keywords

NEMATODA;

EID: 77954142369     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.04.005     Document Type: Review

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