Molecular identification and distribution of native and exotic earthworms in New Zealand human-modified soils

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Molecular identification and distribution of native and exotic earthworms in New Zealand human-modified soils

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Important knowledge gaps remain with regards to the ecology and the systematics of New Zealand’s native earthworms. With many putative new species yet to be described, often specimens cannot be named, which makes species inventory, monitoring and community comparisons difficult. Our work aimed to identify new putative taxa of New Zealand native species of earthworms, and describe their distribution in selected human-modified ecosystems. A total of 24 earthworm taxa (13 native and 11 exotic) w...

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2017

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Kim, Y-N / Dickinson, Nicholas / Bowie, Michael / Robinson, B / Boyer, S

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https://hdl.handle.net/10182/8500

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phylogeny / native earthworms / Megascolecidae / Lumbricidae / DNA barcoding / COI / 16S / Terrestrial Ecology / Invertebrate Biology / Ecology

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