Earthworm Identifier

Earthworm Identifier PDF Author: Geoff Baker
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 0643102515
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
What sort of worms live in your garden or paddocks? Are they orange, red, cream, pink, green, or brown and purple stripes? This booklet provides a simple identification key for most common worm species in Australia, and outlines their role in enhancing soil productivity. Tips on how to collect and preserve earthworms, and maps of the known distribution of some species are included.

Native Earthworms of Australia

Native Earthworms of Australia PDF Author: B. G. M. Jamieson
Publisher: Science Pub Incorporated
ISBN: 9781578081615
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 2508

Book Description
This CD-ROM contains descriptions of all 45 genera and 404 species of native Australian earthworms of the family Megascolecidae, sub-family Megascolecinae.

Earthworms in Australia

Earthworms in Australia PDF Author: David Murphy
Publisher: International Specialized Book Service Incorporated
ISBN: 9781875657094
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 112

Book Description
With over 30,000 copies in print this is Australia's most popular guide to worm farming by far. Convert your household compost heap into a constant supply of nutrient-rich vermicast for your garden, and minimise the need for manufactured fertilisers and deep ploughing. Drawing on information from the world's leading agricultural research centres (including the CSIRO), this is a comprehensive and easily understood guide.

Earthworm Ecology

Earthworm Ecology PDF Author: Clive A. Edwards
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1420039717
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 458

Book Description
Earthworm Ecology, Second Edition updates the most comprehensive work available on earthworm ecology with extensive revisions of the original chapters. New chapters analyze the history of earthworm research, the importance of earthworms as representatives of soil fauna and how they affect plant growth, the effects of the invasion of exotic earthworms into North America and other regions, and vermiculture and vermicomposting in Europe.This well-illustrated, expansive study examines the important and often overlooked impact earthworms have on the environment. It discusses the impact of climate, soil properties, predation, disease and parasitism, and competition upon earthworm ecology.
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