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Ecology and The Natural Environment

  • Abbreviation: J. Ecol. Nat. Environ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9847
  • DOI: 10.5897/JENE
  • Start Year: 2009
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Full Length Research Paper

Earthworm population in relation to different land use and soil characteristics

Subin Kalu
  • Subin Kalu
  • Central Department of Environmental Science, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu Nepal.
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Madan Koirala
  • Madan Koirala
  • Central Department of Environmental Science, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu Nepal.
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Udhab Raj Khadaka
  • Udhab Raj Khadaka
  • Amrit Science Campus, Tribhuvan University, Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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  •  Received: 07 March 2015
  •  Accepted: 10 April 2015
  •  Published: 08 May 2015

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