Soil invertebrates as bio-indicators in a natural area converted from agricultural use: The case study of vallevecchia-lugugnana in north-eastern Italy

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 38-56

  Paoletti, Maurizio G ^a   D’Incà, Alessandra ^a   Tonin, Emanuele ^a   Tonon, Stefano ^a   Migliorini, Carlo ^b   Petruzzelli, Giannantonio ^c   Pezzarossa, Beatrice ^c   Gomiero, Tiziano ^a   Sommaggio, Daniele ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Settore Ricerca e Sperimentazione   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioindicators; Earthworms; Ground beetles; Invertebrate macrofauna; Sustainability assessment; Sustainable farming

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007821553     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10440040903396698     Document Type: Article

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