The effect of earthworms on carbon storage and soil organic matter composition in tropical soil amended with compost and vermicompost

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 50, Issue , 2012, Pages 214-220

  Ngo, Phuong Thi ^a,b   Rumpel, Cornelia ^b   Doan, Thu Thuy ^c,d   Jouquet, Pascal ^d  

^a GRADUATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

^b UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^c Soils and Fertilizers Research Institute (SFRI)   (Viet Nam)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Compost; Earthworms; Soil organic matter; Tropical soil; Vermicompost

Indexed keywords

COMPOST; EARTHWORMS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; TROPICAL SOILS; VERMICOMPOSTS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBOHYDRATES; COMPOSTING; FERTILIZERS; FORESTRY; LIGNIN; TROPICS;

SOILS;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOTURBATION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPOST; EARTHWORM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LIGNIN; SOIL CARBON; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TROPICAL SOIL; VERMICULTURE;

CARBOHYDRATES; COMPOSTING; FERTILIZERS; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LIGNINS; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL; TROPICS;

EID: 84860343175     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.02.037     Document Type: Article

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