Earthworm Ecology

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Earthworm Ecology is written by Clive A. Edwards and published by CRC Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1420039717 (ISBN 10) and 9781420039719 (ISBN 13).

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.