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Abbravation: Biology and Fertility of Soils

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10.1016/0029-5582(66)90615-8

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1432-0789

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An experimental setup to assess earthworm behaviou

Authors: Michael MüllerInkmann HeinzChristian Fründ Olaf Hemker
Publish Date: 2012/08/12
Volume: 49, Issue: 3, Pages: 363-366
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A new experimental setup for studying the behaviour of earthworms in compacted soil is described The main features are 1 the soil column containing the earthworms is surrounded by repellent soil 2 a compacted soil block is placed on top of this column 3 the soil block can be prepared with different attributes eg amendments and 4 the soil block can be removed for further investigation The experimental setup was tested using adult individuals of the anecic Lumbricus terrestris and two different kinds of compaction bulk density 13 and 17 g cm−3 At the end of the experiment 15 days earthworm activity at the compacted soil was recorded on transparency film Soil blocks of 13 g cm−3 bulk density were penetrated within 1 day whilst blocks of 17 g cm−3 had not been penetrated by 15 days

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