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OverviewThis book should be of interest to ecologists, soil scientists, agricultural scientists and those involved in the commercial cultivation of earthworms. Full Product DetailsAuthor: J. E. SatchellPublisher: Chapman and Hall Imprint: Chapman and Hall Weight: 1.000kg ISBN: 9780412243103ISBN 10: 0412243105 Pages: 514 Publication Date: 20 October 1983 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsDarwin's Contribution to Earthworm Ecology.- 1 Darwin's Formation of Vegetable Mould- its philosophical basis.- 2 Darwin on earthworms - the contemporary background and what the critics thought.- Earthworms and Organic Matter.- 3 Darwin's 'vegetable mould' and some modern concepts of humus structure and soil aggregation.- 4 Organic matter turnover by earthworms.- 5 Effect of earthworms on the disappearance rate of cattle droppings.- 6 Soil transport as a homeostatic mechanism for stabilizing the earthworm environment.- Earthworm Ecology in Grassland Soils.- 7 Earthworm ecology in grassland soils.- 8 Effect of earthworms on grassland on recently reclaimed polder soils in the Netherlands.- 9 The activities of earthworms and the fates of seeds.- Earthworm Ecology in Cultivated Soils.- 10 Earthworm ecology in cultivated soils.- 11 Nitrogen turnover by earthworms in arable plots treated with farmyard manure and slurry.- 12 Earthworm population dynamics in different agricultural rotations.- Earthworm Ecology in Forest Soils.- 13 Earthworm ecology in forest soil.- 14 Earthworm ecology in deciduous forests in central and southeast Europe.- Earthworm Ecology in Tropical and Arid Soils.- 15 Earthworms of tropical regions -some aspects of their ecology and relationships with soils.- 16 The ecology of earthworms in southern Africa.- 17 Effects of fire on the nutrient content and microfiora of casts of Pheretima alexandri.- Earthworms and Land Reclamation.- 18 Earthworms and land reclamation.- 19 Earthworm ecology in reclaimed opencast coal mining sites in Ohio.- 20 Development of earthworm populations in abandoned arable fields under grazing management.- Earthworms and Soil Pollution.- 21 Heavy metal uptake and tissue distribution III earthworms.- 22 Heavy metals in earthworms in non-contaminated and contaminated agricultural soil from near Vancouver, Canada.- 23 Earthworms and TCDD (2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin) in Seveso.- Utilization of Wastes by Earthworm Culture.- 24 Earthworms as a source of food and drugs.- 25 Assimilation by the earthworm Eisenia jetida.- 26 The culture and use of Perionyx excavatus as a protein resource in the Philippines.- 27 Utilization of Eudrilus eugeniae for disposal of cassava peel.- 28 Cultivation of Eisenia fetida using dairy waste sludge cake.- 29 The earthworm bait market in North America.- 30 A simulation model of earthworm growth and population dynamics: application to organic waste conversion.- Earthworms and Microflora.- 31 Earthworm microbiology.- 32 The effects of fungi on food selection by Lumbricus terrestris (L.).- 33 Introduction of amoebae and Rhizobium japonicum into the gut of Eisenia jetida (Sav.) and Lumbricus terrestris L..- 34 Enterobacter aerogenes infection of Hoplochaetella suctoria.- Earthworms in Food Chains.- 35 Predation on earthworms by terrestrial vertebrates.- 36 Predation on earthworms by the Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus L.).- 37 Agastrodrilus Omodeo and Vaillaud, a genus of carnivorous earthworms from the Ivory Coast.- Earthworm Evolution and Distribution Patterns.- 38 The establishment of earthworm communities.- 39 The structure of earthworm communities.- Taxonomy and Nomenclature.- 40 The scientific names of earthworms.- 41 A guide to the valid names of Lumbricidae (Oligochaeta).- Systematic index.- General Index.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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