Effects of bioenergy crop cultivation on earthworm communities-A comparative study of perennial (Miscanthus) and annual crops with consideration of graded land-use intensity

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 167-177

  Felten, Daniel ^a   Emmerling, Christoph ^a  

^a University Trier Campus II ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Agricultural land use; Earthworm; Energy crop; Miscanthus; Ordination analysis; Perennial crop

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA NAPUS; MISCANTHUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80052175090     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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