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Helen R. P. Phillips

University of HelsinkiORCID 0000-0002-7435-5934Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:benchmarking· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Approach:benchmark study· 1 Assay:field survey / ecological data· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Erin K. CameroniD· 4 shared George Gardner BrowniD· 3 shared Sylvain GérardiD· 3 shared Jérôme MathieuiD· 2 shared John Warren ReynoldsiD· 2 shared Alberto PirisiD· 1 shared Alyssa Rice· 1 shared Anne DuplouyiD· 1 shared

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5 papers

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Resurvey of boreal earthworm communities in southern and northern Finland

Sylvain Gérard, Erin K. Cameron, Rebekka Kukowski, Alberto Piris, Helen R. P. Phillips

The paper resurveys earthworm communities in Finland to assess changes in diversity and abundance over 10 years, finding a decline in abundance and shifts in species composition linked to climate change and land use.

New Zealand Journal of Zoology · Oct 5, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology

Systematic evidence map of research on life-history traits in native and introduced earthworms

Karina Vanadzina, Kaushalya Nagahawatte, Deshan Rupasinghe, George Gardner Brown, Erin K. Cameron, Sylvain Gérard, Céline Pelosi, John Warren Reynolds, Alyssa Rice, Helen R. P. Phillips

This study maps research on life-history traits of native and introduced earthworms, finding that introduced species are more studied and research focuses on a few model species and specific environmental factors.

bioRxiv · Sep 18, 2026 · PreprintEcology

A meta-analysis on the effects of pollutants on the earthworm microbiota

Tina M. Raassina, Sun Linyang, Anne Duplouy, Helen R. P. Phillips

This study conducts a meta-analysis of 159 articles to assess the impact of pollutants on earthworm microbiota, finding no significant changes in diversity but compositional shifts.

bioRxiv · Sep 17, 2026 · PreprintEcology

The applicability of Regional Red List assessments for soil invertebrates: First assessment of five native earthworm species in Canada

Helen R. P. Phillips, George Gardner Brown, Sam W. James, Jérôme Mathieu, John Warren Reynolds, Maheshi E. Dharmasiri, Claire L. Singer, María J.I. Briones, Heather C. Proctor, Erin K. Cameron

The paper assesses the conservation status of five Canadian earthworm species using the IUCN Regional Red Listing protocol, finding one as Vulnerable, two as non-threatened, and two as Data Deficient.

Biodiversity and Conservation · Apr 7, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology

A can of worms: estimating the global number of earthworm species

Thibaud Decaëns, George Gardner Brown, Erin K. Cameron, Csaba Csuzdi, Nico Eisenhauer, Sylvain Gérard, Arnaud Goulpeau, Mickaël Hedde, Samuel W. James, Emmanuel Lapied, Marie-Eugénie Maggia, Daniel F. Marchán, Jérôme Mathieu, Helen R. P. Phillips, Éric Marcon

The paper estimates the global number of earthworm species using the Joppa model, suggesting around 30,000 species with current descriptions representing only 20%.

bioRxiv · Sep 8, 2024 · PreprintZoology