Review Article
The Role of Earthworms in Tropics with Emphasis on Indian Ecosystems
Table 2
Habitat preference of widely distributed earthworm species Lampito mauritii and Pontoscolex corethrurus at study sites.
| District | Agroclimatic zone | Mean annual rainfall (mm) | Soil type | Earthworm species | Habitat preference |
| Bangalore | Eastern dry zone | 700–900 | Red loamy soil | Lampito mauritii | Arable lands | Kolar | | 600–800 | Lateritic and red sandy soil | | Grasslands | Tumkur | | | Red sandy soil | | Grasslands and arable lands | Chickmagalur | South transition zone | 900–1000 | Red loamy soil | Species richness than species dominance | Varied habitats | Chickmagalur | Hilly zone | 2000–3000 | Red loamy soil | Pontoscolex corethrurus | Plantations | Coorg | Hilly zone | 2000–>4000 | | | Grasslands and plantations | South Kanara | Coastal zone | | Coastal alluvial soil | P. corethrurus and Megascolex konkanensis | Grasslands, plantations, arable lands |
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