Spatial distribution of exotic lumbricid earthworm Octolasion tyrtaeum in endangered Taxus contorta stands across Northwest Himalayan moist temperate forests

Spatial distribution of exotic lumbricid earthworm Octolasion tyrtaeum in endangered Taxus contorta stands across Northwest Himalayan moist temperate forests

Abstract This study investigates the distribution and ecological implications of earthworm populations in a moist temperate forest of the northwest Himalayas, located in Himri within the Sunni Forest Division of District Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. Over a two-year period, a total of 1101 earthworms we...

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Main Authors: Diksha Negi, Shakoor Ahmed, J. M. Julka, Modhi O. Alotaibi, Kasahun Gudeta, Umesh Sharma, Sunny Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Canopy cover
Earthworms
Edaphic parameters
Lumbricidae
Population
Principal component analysis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-11982-z
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