Gut load, transit time, gut microflora and turnover of soil, plant and fungal material by some tropical earthworms

The present work was aimed to study the plant and fungal material contents of different regions of the gut and freshly laid casts of Octochaetona surensis (Michaelsen) Lampito mauritii (Kinberg) and Drawida willsi (Michaelsen), three dominant earthworms in tropical pastures of Orissa, India. Secondl...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pedobiologia 1986-01, Vol.29 (1), p.13-20
Hauptverfasser:	DASH, HRUSHI K., BEUKA, BIBEKA N., DASH, MADHAB C.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Annelida and closely related phyla: sipuncula. Echiura. Nemertinea Biological and medical sciences degradation digestive tract Drawida willsi ecosystems Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Invertebrates Oligochaeta soil fungi soil pore system tropics vegetation
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Zusammenfassung:	The present work was aimed to study the plant and fungal material contents of different regions of the gut and freshly laid casts of Octochaetona surensis (Michaelsen) Lampito mauritii (Kinberg) and Drawida willsi (Michaelsen), three dominant earthworms in tropical pastures of Orissa, India. Secondly the authors aimed to quantify gut load, rate of ingestion and egestion by these worms. This work forms a part of a comprehensive study on the role of tropical earthworms in decomposition of some organic wastes.
ISSN:	0031-4056 1873-1511
DOI:	10.1016/S0031-4056(23)06876-2