Influence of earthworms and termites on runoff and erosion in a tropical steep slope fallow in Vietnam: A rainfall simulation experiment

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 61, Issue , 2012, Pages 161-168

  Jouquet, Pascal ^a,b   Janeau, Jean Louis ^a,b   Pisano, Alexandro ^a   Sy, Hai Tran ^b   Orange, Didier ^a,b   Minh, Luu Thi Nguyet ^c   Valentin, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^b SFRI   (Viet Nam)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Biogenic aggregates; Earthworm; Erosion; Rainfall simulation; Termite; Transfer

Indexed keywords

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EID: 84864209217     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2012.04.004     Document Type: Article

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