Ecological and physiological effects of soil management practices on earthworm communities in French vineyards

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 52, Issue , 2012, Pages 8-15

  Schreck, Eva ^a,b,c   Gontier, Laure ^a   Dumat, Camille ^b,c   Geret, Florence ^d  

^a Institut Français de la Vigne et du Vin IFV France Pôle Sud Ouest   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d Laboratoire Geode   (France)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Earthworms; Ecology; Ecotoxicity; Vineyard; Weeding practices

Indexed keywords

APORRECTODEA NOCTURNA;

EID: 84861634329     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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