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Global distribution of earthworm diversity [PDF]
Science, 2019 Earthworm distribution in global soils Earthworms are key components of soil ecological communities, performing vital functions in decomposition and nutrient cycling through ecosystems. Using data from more than 7000 sites, Phillips et al.
Helen R. P. Phillips +29 more
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The Annals of Probability, 2013 We prove that the distance between two reflected Brownian motions, driven by the same white noise, outside a sphere in a 3-dimensional flat torus does not converge to 0, a.s., if the radius of the sphere is sufficiently small, relative to the size of the
Burdzy, Krzysztof +2 more
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An earthworm-like modular soft robot for locomotion in multi-terrain environments
Scientific Reports, 2023 Robotic locomotion in subterranean environments is still unsolved, and it requires innovative designs and strategies to overcome the challenges of burrowing and moving in unstructured conditions with high pressure and friction at depths of a few ...
Riddhi Das +4 more
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Carbendazim shapes microbiome and enhances resistome in the earthworm gut
Microbiome, 2022 Background It is worrisome that several pollutants can enhance the abundance of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the environment, including agricultural fungicides. As an important bioindicator for environmental risk assessment, earthworm is still a
Jiajin Song +9 more
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Yoshimura-origami Based Earthworm-like Robot With 3-dimensional Locomotion Capability
Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2021 Earthworm-like robots have received great attention due to their prominent locomotion abilities in various environments. In this research, by exploiting the extraordinary three-dimensional (3D) deformability of the Yoshimura-origami structure, the state ...
Qiwei Zhang, H. Fang, Jian Xu
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Global data on earthworm abundance, biomass, diversity and corresponding environmental properties
Scientific Data, 2021 Earthworms are an important soil taxon as ecosystem engineers, providing a variety of crucial ecosystem functions and services. Little is known about their diversity and distribution at large spatial scales, despite the availability of considerable ...
Helen R. P. Phillips +158 more
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Global earthworm distribution and activity windows based on soil hydromechanical constraints
Communications Biology, 2021 Earthworm activity modifies soil structure and promotes important hydrological ecosystem functions for agricultural systems. Earthworms use their flexible hydroskeleton to burrow and expand biopores.
S. Ruiz, Samuel Bickel, D. Or
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Impact of different earthworm ecotypes on water stable aggregates and soil water holding capacity
Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2020 We carried out mesocosm experiments using either the anecic earthworm Lumbricus terrestris or the endogeic earthworm Allolobophora chlorotica and loam, silt loam and sandy loam soils to investigate the differing impact of these earthworm of different ...
J. Hallam, M. Hodson
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