Mapping of earthworm distribution for the British Isles and Eire highlights the under-recording of an ecologically important group
Mapping of earthworm distribution for the British Isles and Eire highlights the under-recording of an ecologically important group
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DOI：
10.1007/s10531-011-0194-x
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发表时间：
2012-02-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Eggleton, Paul
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作者：
Carpenter, Daniel;Sherlock, Emma;Eggleton, Paul
蚯蚓是重要的土壤生物，但我们对物种的地理分布了解有限。利用来自各种来源的数据，代表了3,941个地方记录，我们已经制作了不列颠群岛的第一个物种分布图。这些地图突出了对这个生态重要群体的知识的缺乏。需要采取一种系统的方法，使鱼类数据达到与线虫和等足类动物等其他重要无脊椎动物群体相当的水平。通过最近建立的蚯蚓记录计划，英国蚯蚓协会与生物记录中心和不列颠群岛各地的蚯蚓研究人员合作，旨在为未来的监测和研究目的建立全面的分布信息。
Earthworms are important soil organisms yet we have limited knowledge on the geographical distribution of species. Using data from a variety of sources representing a total of 3,941 locality records we have produced the first distribution maps of earthworm species in the British Isles The maps highlight the paucity of knowledge on this ecologically important group. A systematic approach needs to be taken to bring earthworm species data to a level comparable with other important invertebrate groups such as nematodes and isopods. Through the recent establishment of an earthworm recording scheme, the Earthworm Society of Britain, working with the Biological Records Centre and earthworm researchers across the British Isles, aim to build comprehensive distribution information for future monitoring and research purposes.