Pontoscolex corethrurus: a Homeless Invasive Tropical Earthworm?
A. I. Ortiz-Ceballos, D. Ortiz-Gamino, A. Andrade-Torres, P. Perez-Rodriguez, M. Lopez-Ortega
This paper compares the demographic behavior of invasive and native earthworm species in different agricultural environments and finds that the invasive species has lower survival and reproduction rates, especially in high-quality diets and native soil niches.
bioRxiv · May 2, 2019Ecology