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This volume examines the impact of burrowing animals on the environment, over a wide range of taxa - ants, beetles, wood-borers, nematodes, fish, rabbits, badgers, rats - paying equal attention to terrestrial and aquatic habitats. Burrowing activities have significant environmental effects, such as increased soil fertility, changes in plant abundance and distribution, increased chemical interchange across the sediment-water interface, and alterations in soil and sediment stability. The scale and importance of animal burrowing are made clearer than ever before by the contributors to this symposium.

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Author:   Peter S. and Azra Meadows (Senior Lecturer, Zoology Department, Senior Lecturer, Zoology Department, University of Glasgow) ,  Azra Meadows
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Volume:   63
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.70cm
Weight:   0.734kg
ISBN:  

9780198546801

ISBN 10:   0198546807
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   13 February 1992
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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'The scale and importance of animal burrowing are made clearer than ever before by the contributors to this symposium.' Ethology Ecology & Evolution 5: 1993

'The scale and importance of animal burrowing are made clearer than ever before by the contributors to this symposium.' Ethology Ecology & Evolution 5: 1993

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