Interactions between earthworms and residues of differing quality affecting aggregate stability and microbial dynamics

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 64, Issue , 2013, Pages 56-62

  Al Maliki, Salwan ^a   Scullion, John ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Carbon; FT IR; Fungal hyphae; Microbial biomass; Residue quality

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; TRIFOLIUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84871197486     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2012.10.008     Document Type: Article

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