Reaction of Glossoscolecidae (Annelida, Oligochaeta) to flooding in a Central Amazonian inundation forest

Abstract Horizontal migration in response to flooding is reported for Glossoscolecidae of a black-water inundation forest. During increasing water-level, Glossoscolecidae migrate towards the dry-land forest, 16-26m distance beyond the water margin. With decreasing water-level, they return to the inu...

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Main Authors: Joachim Adis, Vera Bogen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia 1982-12-01
Series:Acta Amazonica
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59671982000400741&tlng=en