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Worms

Group of earthworms.

Changes in the functioning of the nervous systems of worms are used to measure levels of soil pollution. The numbers of earthworms in the soil can also be used to indicate the health of the soil.

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Rights: Lara Bieleski
Published: 18 June 2008Size: 375.11 KB
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