A simple and effective method to keep earthworms confined to open-top mesocosms

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 64, Issue , 2013, Pages 190-193

  Lubbers, Ingrid M ^a   Van Groenigen, Jan Willem ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

A. caliginosa; A. longa; Adhesive hook tape; L. rubellus; L. terrestris; Open top mesocosms

Indexed keywords

APORRECTODEA CALIGINOSA; APORRECTODEA LONGA; LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 84872254487     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2012.12.008     Document Type: Article

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