Culture techniques for soil dwelling earthworms: A review

By C. N. Lowe, K. Butt. 2005

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Habitat quality, conspecific density, and habitat pre-use affect the dispersal behaviour of two earthworm species, Aporrectodea icterica and Dendrobaena veneta, in a mesocosm experiment (2010, background): “A large body of observations already indicated that earthworms prefer habitats of high quality (in terms of food and environmental conditions) and that habitat quality actually affects earthworm fitness (Lowe and Butt, 2005).”
A review of earthworm impact on soil function and ecosystem services (2013, background): “This probably reflects the difficulties in the laboratory-based culture of earthworms that fill this ecological niche (nevertheless, see Lowe & Butt, 2005).”
Current and Potential Roles of Soil Macroinvertebrates (Earthworms, Millipedes, and Isopods) in Ecological Restoration (2008, background): “Although field-collected individuals are usually available, earthworms are also frequently available commercially and can successfully be kept in laboratory cultures with consistent maintenance (Lowe & Butt 2005).”
The feeding ecology of earthworms – A review (2007, background): “Most kinds of animal dung are highly attractive and nutritious food sources for earthworms (Barley, 1959; Marhan and Scheu, 2005b; Lowe and Butt, 2005).”