Biology of Earthworms
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| Formato: | eBook |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer US : Imprint: Springer,
1977.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 1977. |
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| Acceso en línea: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3382-1 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Morphology
- 1.1 Segmentation: external
- 1.2 Chaetotaxy
- 1.3 Genital and other apertures
- 1.4 The clitellum and associated structures
- 1.5 Pigmentation
- 1.6 The body wall
- 1.7 The coelom
- 1.8 The alimentary canal
- 1.9 The vascular system
- 1.10 The respiratory system
- 1.11 The excretory system
- 1.12 The nervous system
- 1.13 The reproductive system
- 2. Taxonomy
- 2.1 Systematic affinities and descent
- 2.2 Families, genera and species
- 2.3 Geographical distribution
- 3. Biology
- 3.1 Life cycles
- 3.2 Reproduction
- 3.3 Quiescence, diapause and aestivation
- 3.4 Growth
- 3.5 Behaviour
- 4. Physiology
- 4.1 Respiration
- 4.2 Digestion
- 4.3 Excretion
- 4.4 Circulation
- 4.5 Nervous system
- 5. Ecology
- 5.1 Estimation of populations
- 5.2 Size of populations
- 5.3 Population structure
- 5.4 Population distributions
- 5.5 Seasonal populations and activity
- 5.6 Burrowing and casting
- 5.7 Species associations
- 5.8 Predators and parasites
- 5.9 Effect of environmental factors
- 6. The role of earthworms in organic matter cycles
- 6.1 Fragmentation and breakdown
- 6.2 Consumption, turnover and humification
- 6.3 Nitrogen mineralization
- 6.4 Effects on the C:N ratio
- 6.5 Effect on available mineral nutrients
- 7. Earthworms and micro-organisms
- 7.1 Effect of earthworms on number of microorganisms
- 7.2 Effects of earthworms on dispersal of microorganisms
- 7.3 Stimulation of microbial decomposition
- 8. Earthworms and soil fertility
- 8.1 Effects of earthworms on soil structure
- 8.2 Earthworms as indicators of soil type
- 8.3 Effect of earthworms on crop yield
- 8.4 Soil amelioration by earthworms
- 9. Effects of agriculture on earthworm popu lations
- 9.1 Effects of cultivations
- 9.2 Effects of cropping
- 9.3 The effects of fertilizers
- 9.4 Mortality from pesticides
- 9.5 Uptake of pesticides into earthworms
- 9.6 Radioisotopes and earthworms
- 9.7 Heavy metals and earthworms
- 10. Earthworms as pests and benefactors
- 10.1 As pests of crops
- 10.2 As pests of grassland and turf
- 10.3 Control of earthworms
- 10.4 Transmission of diseases
- 10.5 Adverse effects on soil
- 10.6 Earthworms as benefactors
- 11. Simple experiments and field studies with earthworms
- 11.1 Cultures
- 11.2 Preservation
- 11.3 Dissection
- 11.4 Field experiments with earthworms
- A simplified key to common genera of terrestrial earthworms
- References
- Indexes
- Systematic
- Author
- General.