Earthworm invasion will change northern forests. Life Science Weekly | August 25, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 NewsRX. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

2003 AUG 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- From the East Coast to the Rockies, forests in northern U.S. states and adjacent Canadian provinces are being invaded by animals that have never lived there: earthworms.

A boon to gardeners, earthworms from Europe wreak destruction on the leaf litter that supports tree seedlings, salamanders, spiders, mice, voles, and other species. A new survey by University of Minnesota researchers implicates human activity in the spread of earthworms and strengthens the idea that earthworms significantly change northern hardwood forest ...

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