Invasion of Pontoscolex corethrurus (Glossoscolecidae, Oligochaeta) in landscapes of the Amazonian deforestation arc

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 443-449

  Marichal, Raphael ^a,c   Martinez, Alex Feijoo ^b   Praxedes, Catarina ^c   Ruiz, Dario ^b   Carvajal, Andres F ^b   Oszwald, Johan ^d   del Pilar Hurtado, Maria ^e   Brown, George G ^f   Grimaldi, Michel ^a   Desjardins, Thierry ^a   Sarrazin, Max ^a   Decaëns, Thibaud ^g   Velasquez, Elena ^h   Lavelle, Patrick ^a,e  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA DE PEREIRA   (Colombia)

^c MUSEU PARAENSE EMÍLIO GOELDI   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITÉ RENNES 2   (France)

^e INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

^f EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^g UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^h UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Invasive earthworms; Land transformation

Indexed keywords

ANNELIDA; GLOSSOSCOLECIDAE; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); PONTOSCOLEX CORETHRURUS;

EID: 78649443022     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

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