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Influence of clay content and acidity of soil on development of the earthworm Lumbricus rubellus and...

Influence of clay content and acidity of soil on development of the earthworm Lumbricus rubellus and...

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_wageningen_narcis_oai_library_wur_nl_wurpubs_356338

Influence of clay content and acidity of soil on development of the earthworm Lumbricus rubellus and its population level consequences

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Influence of clay content and acidity of soil on development of the earthworm Lumbricus rubellus and its population level consequences

Publisher

Heidelberg: Berlin/Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag

Journal title

Biology and fertility of soils, 2007-06, Vol.43 (5), p.549-556

Language

English

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Heidelberg: Berlin/Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag

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Contents

In this paper we report on the influence of clay content and acidity of soil on growth and reproduction of the epigeic earthworm species Lumbricus rubellus (Hoffm.), which is common in most temperate soils and abundant in grasslands. Growth, cocoon production and survival of L. rubellus were tested in 12 Dutch soils which differed in soil propertie...

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Full title

Influence of clay content and acidity of soil on development of the earthworm Lumbricus rubellus and its population level consequences

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TN_cdi_wageningen_narcis_oai_library_wur_nl_wurpubs_356338

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_wageningen_narcis_oai_library_wur_nl_wurpubs_356338

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ISSN

0178-2762

E-ISSN

1432-0789

DOI

10.1007/s00374-006-0135-0

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