Earthworms
This reading profile brings together 2 source-linked articles that reference earthworms.
Fauna does not yet have a full sourced identification profile for this name, so this page keeps the relevant reading together without inventing missing species detail.Source-linked reading
- Field guideHow earthworms shape soilEarthworms are ecosystem engineers because they move soil while feeding and tunneling. Their channels and casts create new physical structures and microbial hotspots, but the ecological result depends strongly on species and place.
- Field guideWhy hedgehogs are decliningWestern European hedgehogs have declined sharply enough to be listed as Near Threatened on Europe's regional Red List. The causes are interlinked—habitat loss and fragmentation, road deaths, tidy pesticide-heavy gardens, and fewer of the invertebrates they eat—but many pull in the same direction, so joined-up, wildlife-friendly gardens can genuinely help.