Morphometry of the epidermis of an invasive megascoelecid earthworm (Amynthas gracilis, Kinberg 1867) inhabiting actively volcanic soils in the Azores archipelago

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-32

  Cunha, Luis ^a   Campos, Itxaso ^a   Montiel, Rafael ^b   Rodrigues, Armindo ^a   Morgan, Andrew J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA   (Mexico)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amynthas; Azores; Earthworm; Epidermis; Morphometry; Volcanic soil

Indexed keywords

COPPER; LEAD; ZINC;

ACIDITY; BIOMETRY; COLONIZATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EARTHWORM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAVY METAL; HYPOXIA; INVASIVE SPECIES; MESOCOSM; MORPHOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SKIN; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL TEMPERATURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VOLCANIC SOIL;

AMYNTHAS GRACILIS; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CELL COUNT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EARTHWORM; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EPIDERMIS; FURNAS SOIL; GOBLET CELL; HYPOXIA; NONHUMAN; SOIL ACIDITY; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TEMPERATURE; VOLCANIC SOIL;

AZORES; PORTUGAL; SAO MIGUEL;

AMYNTHAS; AMYNTHAS GRACILIS;

EID: 78049239407     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.08.004     Document Type: Article

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