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Few investigations of earthworms have been made in agricultural rotations and most have been occasional samplings. The disadvantage of occasional sampling in a rotation is that insufficient consideration is given to the previous history of the field. Population sizes may be correlated with the present crop when they should have been correlated with a previous crop or treatment. If earthworms are sampled in a rotation during different years it is difficult to separate effects of differences in weather from those of agricultural treatments.
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Lofs-Holmin, A. (1983). Earthworm population dynamics in different agricultural rotations. In: Satchell, J.E. (eds) Earthworm Ecology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5965-1_12
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