Earthworm indicators as tools for soil monitoring, characterization and risk assessment. An example from the national Bioindicator programme (France)

Pedobiologia

Volumn 54, Issue SUPPL., 2011, Pages

  Pérès, Guénola ^a   Vandenbulcke, Franck ^b,e   Guernion, Muriel ^a   Hedde, Mickaël ^c   Beguiristain, Thierry ^d   Douay, Francis ^e   Houot, Sabine ^f   Piron, Denis ^a   Richard, Antoine ^g   Bispo, Antonio ^h   Grand, Cécile ^h   Galsomies, Laurence ^h   Cluzeau, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^d Nancy University   (France)

^e Mines Douai   (France)

^f PARISTECH   (France)

^g CEMAGREF   (France)

^h ADEME (French Environment and Energy Management Agency)   (France)

Author keywords

Bioindicator; Earthworm community; Metallothionein gene expression; Monitoring; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMASS; BIOMONITORING; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTAMINATED LAND; EARTHWORM; GENE EXPRESSION; LAND USE; METALLOTHIONEIN; PAH; RESEARCH WORK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY;

FRANCE;

LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 84855357226     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedobi.2011.09.015     Document Type: Article

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