Degradation of turfgrass thatch by earthworms (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae) and other soil invertebrates

D. A. Potter; A. J. Powell; M. S. Smith

doi:10.1093/jee/83.1.205

Degradation of turfgrass thatch by earthworms (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae) and other soil invertebrates

D. A. Potter, A. J. Powell, M. S. Smith

Entomology

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Earthworms, mainly Aporrectodea spp., incorporated large amounts of mineral soil into the Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis thatch matrix. Rates of net loss of organic matter and of relative microbial respiration within remaining thatch were much greater when earthworms were present than when worms were excluded. -Authors

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	205-211
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Economic Entomology
Volume	83
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/83.1.205
State	Published - 1990

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Degradation of turfgrass thatch by earthworms (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae) and other soil invertebrates

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