Earthworm management in tropical agroecosystems
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Earthworm management in tropical agroecosystems
CABI Pub, c1999
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Covers all aspects of the ecology of tropical earthworm communities and their effects on soil properties and plant growth and examines the latest methods and technologies which facilitate their management for the maximum benefit to the farmer. Written by leading experts in the field from Europe, South and Central America, Africa, Australia and Asia.
Table of Contents
1: A Survey of Tropical Earthworms: Taxonomy, Biogeography and Environmental Plasticity,C Fragoso et al., Instituto de Ecologia, Mexico 2: Earthworm Communities of Tropical Agroecosystems: Origin, Structure and Influence of Management Practices, C Fragoso et al., Instituto de Ecologia, Mexico 3: Ecology of Earthworm Species with Large Environmental Tolerance and/or Extended Distributions, I Barois et al., Instituto de Ecologia, Mexico 4: Effects of Earthworms on Plant Production in the Tropics, G G Brown et al, University of Paris VI, France 5: Effects of Earthworms on Soil Structure and Physical Properties, E Blanchart et al., IRD, Martinique 6: Effects of Earthworms on Soil Organic Matter and Nutrient Dynamics following Earthworm Inoculation in Field Experimental Situations, C Villenave et al., IRD, Senegal 7: In-soil Earthworm Technologies for Tropical Ecosystems, B K Senapati et al., Sambalpur University, India 8: Perception and Use of Earthworms in Tropical Farming Systems, B Ortiz et al., Instituto de Ecologia, Mexico 9: Vermicomposting in the Tropics, E Aranda et al., Instituto de Ecologia, Mexico
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