Utilization of earthworms and termites for the restoration of ecosystem functioning

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 34-40

  Jouquet, Pascal ^a   Blanchart, Eric ^b   Capowiez, Yvan ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c Domaine Saint Paul   (France)

Author keywords

Ecological engineering; Inoculation; Restoration; Soil; Stimulation; Vermicompost

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883620402     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2013.08.004     Document Type: Review

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