Earthworms – good indicators for forest disturbance
In temperate forests, formation of canopy gaps by windthrow is a characteristic natural disturbance event. Little work has been done on the effects of canopy gaps on soil properties and fauna, especially earthworms as ecosystem engineers. We conducted a study to examine the reaction of earthworms (d...
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Language: | English |
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Plovdiv University Press
2014-08-01
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Series: | Journal of BioScience and Biotechnology |
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Online Access: | http://www.jbb.uni-plovdiv.bg/documents/27807/352486/jbb_2014-3(2)-pages_155-162.pdf |