Integration of thermal time and hydrotime models to describe the development and growth of temperate earthworms

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 63, Issue , 2013, Pages 50-60

  Moreau Valancogne, Pascaline ^a   Bertrand, Michel ^a   Holmstrup, Martin ^b   Roger Estrade, Jean ^a  

^a INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Base temperature; Base water potential; Cocoon incubation; Cocoon production; Development; Diapause; Earthworms; Growth; Modelling; Thermal time

Indexed keywords

BASE TEMPERATURE; COCOON INCUBATION; COCOON PRODUCTION; DEVELOPMENT; DIAPAUSE; EARTHWORMS; THERMAL TIME; WATER POTENTIAL;

GROWTH (MATERIALS); GROWTH RATE; MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

TEMPERATURE;

COCOON; DIAPAUSE; EARTHWORM; GROWTH RATE; HUMIDITY; SOIL BIOTA; WATER AVAILABILITY;

EID: 84876459133     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.03.022     Document Type: Article

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