Behavioral avoidance tests to evaluate effects of cattle slurry and dairy sludge application to soil¹

The application of organic wastes to agricultural soils is not risk-free and can affect soil invertebrates. Ecotoxicological tests based on the behavioral avoidance of earthworms and springtails were performed to evaluate effects of different fertilization strategies on soil quality and habitat func...

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Main Authors: Mariana Matos-Moreira, Júlia Carina Niemeyer, José Paulo Sousa, Mário Cunha, Emilio Carral
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo 2011-08-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06832011000400041&lng=en&tlng=en