A METHOD FOR THE 3-DIMENSIONAL MAPPING OF EARTHWORM BURROW SYSTEMS

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LIGTHART, TN [1 ]
PEEK, GJWC [1 ]
TABER, EJ [1 ]
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[1] AGR UNIV WAGENINGEN, CTR GEOG INFORMAT PROC, 6700 HB WAGENINGEN, NETHERLANDS
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10.1016/0016-7061(93)90151-A
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S15 [土壤学];
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0903 ; 090301 ;
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To study the spatial structure of earthworm burrow systems a field method was developed to map these systems three-dimensionally. The method is based on serial sectioning of the soil. An important feature of the method is the use of the orientation of the burrows in order to reduce the number of layers needed for a reliable reconstruction of the burrow system. The burrow system is reconstructed from the measured data.by using search windows of which the position and size depend on the orientation of each single burrow. An example of the three-dimensional structure of an earthworm burrow system made by Aporrectodea longa and A. caliginosa is given.
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