Exotic earthworm distributions did not expand over a decade in a hardwood forest in New York state

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 62, Issue , 2012, Pages 124-130

  Stoscheck, Leo M ^a   Sherman, Ruth E ^a   Suarez, Esteban R ^b   Fahey, Timothy J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SAN FRANCISCO DE QUITO   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Exotic earthworm invasion; Invasion front; Lumbricus rubellus; Lumbricus terrestris; Northern hardwood forest; Octolasion tyrtaeum

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROPHYTA; LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; OCTOLASION TYRTAEUM;

EID: 84866480058     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2012.07.002     Document Type: Article

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