A Simple, safe, and effective sampling technique for investigating earthworm communities in woodland soils: Implications for citizen science

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 283-292

  Iannone III, Basil V ^a   Umek, Lauren G ^b   Wise, David H ^a   Heneghan, Liam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

allyl isothiocyanate; hot mustard powder; Rhamnus cathartica L.; vermifuge; woodland management

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DICOTYLEDON; EARTHWORM; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; IDENTIFICATION KEY; SAMPLING; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL WATER; TAXONOMY; WATER CONTENT; WOODLAND;

EID: 84865420490     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3375/043.032.0305     Document Type: Article

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