This is the third edition of this popular text which reviews all aspects of earthworm biology
and ecology. The book has been updated throughout and extensive additions made. These …

The paper highlights the research carried out by different scientists in India on aspects of
earthworm population dynamics and species diversity, associated with other soil fauna and …

Earthworms find in soil the energy, nutrient resources, water and buffered climatic conditions
that they need. According to the food resource they exploit and the general environmental …

A general model is presented in which the dynamics of decomposition in terrestrial
ecosystems are determined by a set of hierarchically organized factors which regulate …

The effects of endogeic earthworms on the soil organic matter (SOM) dynamics of moist
tropical soils are:(i) a sharp increase of mineralization during digestion;(ii) the presence in …

Earthworm biodiversity is modified when forests and natural savannas are replaced by
agroecosystems; these changes can be studied from the taxonomic and functional point of …

A comparative study of tropical rain forest earthworm communities was carried out to try to
identify general patterns of organization. The study included 5 sites in Mexico and Central …

Agroforestry systems are presented as a valuable alternative to pastures to sustain crop
production in forested areas. In order to evaluate their effect on soil macroinvertebrate …

An experiment was conducted during 1998–1999, in a deciduous forest located in the semi-
arid tropics of central India, to evaluate the suitability of different forest litters as food material …

Earthworm activities in natural ecosystems are very diverse and vary markedly according to
soil and climate conditions. Within their drilosphere, ie. the soil and microflora which they …