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The not-so-humble earthworm

According to Canadian earthworm taxonomist John Warren Reynolds, there are 161 earthworm species at present in the United ...
PORTLAND, Oreg.— Friends of the Clearwater, Center for Biological Diversity, Palouse Prairie Foundation, Palouse Audubon and Palouse Group of Sierra Club filed a petition today with the U.S. Fish and ...
A Fairbanks high school student has identified an earth worm species previously unknown to be in Interior Alaska. West Valley High School senior Megan Booysen conducted a first ever survey for ...
Earthworms play a pivotal role in soil health and ecosystem functioning, yet their biodiversity and genetic diversity have long been underestimated. These organisms exhibit remarkable variation in ...
European earthworms invading the forests of North America are responsible for a decline in species diversity in the forest understory. Scientists have now been able to demonstrate this general pattern ...