Continuation of the Earthworm Survey on Nantucket, Tuckernuck, and Muskeget Islands, Massachusetts

This dataset was submitted in fulfillment of a 2008 Nantucket Biodiversity grant.

We collected earthworms on Nantucket, Tuckernuck, and Muskeget Islands, MA using a modified liquid mustard extraction method. We found earthworms on all three islands and added 54 specimens to the collection. We identified a new island record (Lumbricus rubellus) and the species list now contains six species. Dendrodrilus rubidus and Dendrobaena octaedra are the most common species numerically. Some areas of Nantucket appear to have no earthworms, but we predict they will be eventually colonized by litter dwelling species.

allEarthwormData.csv
dataDictionary.csv
litterMeasurements.csv - Not used in report, collection method in data dictionary
mckenna-foster-arntzen-nbi-report-2010.pdf