Density, biomass and vertical distribution of Aporrectodea caliginosa (Savigny 1826) (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae) in Benghazi, Libya

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 102-105

  Bennour, S A ^a   Nair, G A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENGHAZI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^b Easwari Vilas   (India)

Author keywords

Aporrectodea caliginosa; Climatic and soil factors; Density and biomass; Earthworm; Juvenile population; Vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

APORRECTODEA CALIGINOSA;

BIOMASS; EARTHWORM; ECOLOGY; SOIL FACTOR; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

LIBYA, BENGHAZI;

EID: 85047675446     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01420228     Document Type: Article

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