Table 1 Abundance (individuals∙m− 2, ± SD) of earthworm species found in the three habitats surveyed, arranged alphabetically by scientific name following the nomenclature of Sherlock (2018)
From: Developing a systematic sampling method for earthworms in and around deadwood
Earthworm species | Habitat | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Soil | Deadwood soil | Deadwood | |
Allolobophora chlorotica | 19.5 ± 23.8 a | 9.8 ± 13.9 a | 0.6 ± 1.3 b* |
Aporrectodea caliginosa | 2.2 ± 3.9 | 1.0 ± 2.9 | – |
Aporrectodea longa | 0.8 ± 2.9 | 0.2 ± 0.6 | – |
Aporrectodea rosea | 0.5 ± 1.2 †| – | – |
Bimastos eiseni | 0.2 ± 0.6 a | 0.3 ± 0.8 a | 1.9 ± 2.3 b** |
Bimastos rubidus | 4.5 ± 7.5 | 6.5 ± 7.8 | 2.8 ± 3.1 |
Dendrobaena attemsi | 8.8 ± 25.3 | 6.7 ± 17.8 | 0.9 ± 2.4 |
Dendrobaena octaedra | 16.8 ± 23.8 | 12.5 ± 17.2 | 3.2 ± 4.6 |
Dendrobaena pygmaea | 0.3 ± 1.8 | 0.2 ± 0.6 |  |
Eisenia fetida | – | – | 0.2 ± 0.5 †|
Lumbricus castaneus | 0.3 ± 1.2 | 0.3 ± 1.2 | – |
Lumbricus rubellus | 19.2 ± 10.5 a | 13.8 ± 9.9 a | 1.6 ± 1.4 b*** |
Octolasion lacteum | 0.2 ± 0.6 | 0.5 ± 1.7 | – |
Total abundance (Individuals∙m− 2) | 102.0 ± 63.8 a*** | 21.33 ± 15.0 b | 21.18 ± 10.1 b |
Total biomass (g∙m− 2) | 23.8 ± 9.1 a*** | 5.0 ± 2.8 b | 2.6 ± 1.3 b |