Ageing effects of casts of Aporrectodea caliginosa on soil microbial community structure and activity

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 143-146

  Aira, Manuel ^a   Lazcano, Cristina ^a   Gómez Brandón, María ^a   Domínguez, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Casts; Endogeic earthworms; Microbial activity; Microbial community structure

Indexed keywords

APORRECTODEA CALIGINOSA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 77955982795     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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