Invasive Species Assessment in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness : Earthworms
Date
2014-04Author
Euteneuer, Morgan A.
Nelson, Gregory T.
Huebsch, Derek A.
Easland, Miles P.
Advisor(s)
Wellnitz, Todd A.
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Invasive species are known to be major contributors to extinction events and alter ecological systems. Earthworms initially invaded North America via European colonists. Worms are major drivers of ecological change and are considered ecological engineers. There has been no quantification of earthworm abundance, community composition, or ecological impacts for
the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether species composition and biomass of earthworm populations change with increasing distance from campsites, which are hypothetically epicenters
of earthworm invasion.
Subject
Boundary Waters Canoe Area (Minn.)
Earthworms
Invasive species
Campsites, facilities, etc.--Effect of human beings on
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