Research Article

Species Richness, Community Organization, and Spatiotemporal Distribution of Earthworms in the Pineapple Agroecosystems of Tripura, India

Table 3

Vertical distribution of earthworm species in different soil strata.

Earthworm speciesDepth (cm)
0–10 cm10–20 cm20–30 cm30–40 cm

M. houlleti+
M. posthuma+
Kanchuria sp.++
K. sumerianus+
E. gigas++++
E. scutarius+++
E. comillahnus+++
Eutyphoeus sp.++
E. gammiei+++
D. assamensis+++
D. papillifer papillifer++
D. nepalensis+++
P. corethrurus+++

(+) present; (−) absent.