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Table 2 Timing of dung pat applications and sampling runs, shown as dates and time elapsed since dung application

From: The impact of cattle dung pats on earthworm distribution in grazed pastures

Sampling run

Days before or after dung application

Days (weeks)

Experiment 1

Days (weeks)

Experiment 2

Initial pre-dung sampling

− 4 (− 1)

24/3/2015

− 1 (0)

02/10/2016

Dung pat application

0 (0)

28/03/2015

0 (0)

03/10/2016

Run 1

14 (2)

10/04/2015

15 (2)

17/10/2016

Run 2

27 (4)

23/04/2015

28 (4)

01/11/2016

Run 3

41 (6)

07/05/2015

51 (7)

22/11/2016

Run 4

55 (8)

21/05/2015

64 (9)

05/12/2016

Run 5

80 (11)

15/06/2015

76 (11)

17/12/2016

Legacy effect run

n/a

n/a

190 (27)

10/04/2017