Keiron Derek Brown (Earthworm Society) discusses how the data generated by biological recorders and earthworm researchers is improving our understanding of British and Irish earthworms.
Category Archives: Earthworms
2022 National Earthworm Recording Scheme Review
2022 has been a great year for earthworm recording, with 2,185 new earthworm species occurrence records generated! 25 out of the 31 species known to occur in natural environments in the British Isles were recorded, including our first-ever earthworm species records for the Isle of Man. Alongside new and existing earthworm recorders, I’ve been involvedContinue reading “2022 National Earthworm Recording Scheme Review”
365 Days of Earthworms
“Worms have played a more important part in the history of the world than most persons would at first suppose” Charles Darwin (1881) The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Actions of Worms It’s officially over… 2021 is behind us. As National Recorder for Earthworms it’s my responsibility to process all of the earthworm recordsContinue reading “365 Days of Earthworms”
Sequencing British Earthworms
Understanding the genomes of living organisms helps us to better understand their biology, ecology and behaviour. In this blog Keiron explains how he worked with Oxford University to get more British earthworm species sequenced.