tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973985529100174047.post2832979072292727852..comments2023-06-22T06:56:08.652-04:00Comments on The Nature In Us: Free Natural Fertilizersharingsunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07275158327616370321noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973985529100174047.post-6797859599308042732009-06-09T10:09:38.776-04:002009-06-09T10:09:38.776-04:00Listening to public radio over the years has sugge...Listening to public radio over the years has suggested that non-native earth worms may be altering the ground surface ecology of our forests especially our northern hardwood forests. <br /><br />Since your present email I went on the web and searched "native north american earth worms" and got hits from university studies. <br /><br />Additional sites also came up saying non-native earthworms do not create problems though these statements do not seem to be associated with any research studies. <br /><br />Please check these out: <br /><br />http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/terrestrialanimals/earthworms/index.html<br />http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/nov/earthworms112408.html<br /><br />http://www.nrri.umn.edu/worms/forest/<br /><br />http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6TC7-4W3NY2K-1&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=de8dba5b6cd53a758c2494b8a06f3df4Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com