Automated analysis of two-dimensional positions and body lengths of earthworms (Oligochaeta); MimizuTrack.

Earthworms are important soil macrofauna inhabiting almost all ecosystems. Their biomass is large and their burrowing and ingestion of soils alters soil physicochemical properties. Because of their large biomass, earthworms are regarded as an indicator of "soil heath". However, primarily b...

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Main Authors: Naomi Kodama, Toshifumi Kimura, Seiichiro Yonemura, Satoshi Kaneda, Mizue Ohashi, Hidetoshi Ikeno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4041649?pdf=render