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T he share which worms have taken in the formation of the layer of vegetable mould, which covers the whole surface of the land in every moderately humid country, is the subject of the present volume. This mould is generally of a blackish colour and a few inches in thickness. In different districts it differs but little in appearance, although ...
1 de dez. de 1999 · Evidence of the amount of denudation which the land has undergone—Sub-aerial denudation—The deposition of dust—Vegetable mould, its dark colour and fine texture largely due to the action of worms—The disintegration of rocks by the humus-acids—Similar acids apparently generated within the bodies of worms—The action of these acids facilitated by the continued movement of the ...
discussed in biography. In. …his final, long-term interest, publishing The Formation of Vegetable Mould, Through the Action of Worms (1881), the future looked bleak. Such an earthy subject was typical Darwin: just as he had shown that today’s ecosystems were built by infinitesimal degrees and the mighty Andes by tiny uplifts, so he ended….
Project Gutenberg Presents The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms, With Observations on Their Habits by Charles Darwin. Project Gutenberg Release #2355 ...
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The Formation of Vegetable Mould, through the Action of Worms, with Observations on Their Habits-by Charles Darwin. 1881. Facsimile edition, 1985, with Foreword by Stephen Jay Gould. xvii, 326 p., 15 b/w engravings. $11.95 (paper). Pub-lished by The University of Chicago Press. If the world were not already accus-tomed to the unprecedented ...
The formation of vegetable mould, through the action of worms. 7th thousand. Corrected by Francis Darwin. Text Image PDF F1364. 1945. Darwin on humus and the earthworm. Introduction by Sir Albert Howard. F1394 PDF. French. 1882. Role des vers de terre dans la formation de la terre végétale. Image PDF F1403 . German. 1882.
