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of soil ecosystem in pit bottom microsite. A
statistical result is indicating that high water
content and low C/N ratio in pit position are the
most effective factors for gathering of
earthworm groups. Whereas, the soil dryness is
the most important factor in mound landscape,
negatively.
5 Conclusion
According to results, members of the
Lumbricidae
family require an adequate amount of moisture in their
environment and therefore rarely occur in dry regions.
In general, the earthworms showed a patchy
distribution in microhabitats with abundant soil
moistures contents. Also, earthworm abundance in
different habitats was related to the C/N ratio contents
in soils. Earthworms are introduced as a good bio-
indicator for forest site quality in disturbed regions.
Consequently, they can therefore be considered as
potential indicators of soil quality.
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