Table 3 The range of physico-chemical properties of soil for different earthworm species

1.

M. posthuma

43.28–80.19

9.44–44.21

6.54–20.75

76–97

7.15–8.57

38.6–181.6

27.45–166.5

1.45–9.53

0.12–2.68

0.06–0.26

0.97–4.14

1.89–107.34

0.44–1.09

2.

A. morrisi

64.19–71.19

8.22–20.31

10.20–27.59

65–89

7.11–7.98

73.3–118.15

51.45–83.95

3.08–6.39

0.51–1.05

0.08–0.16

1.54–5.88

1.62–10.20

0.75–1.15

3.

A. alexandri

55.04–74.58

8.93–28.32

12.86–16.64

62–90

7.43–7.98

73.4–178.15

51.7–125.5

4.36–5.10

0.16–0.85

0.11–0.20

1.41–2.69

1.89–20.9

0.65–1.15

4.

E. waltoni

44.67–79.06

5.34–42.18

11.47–18.05

48–93

5.96–8.65

44.35–201

31.65–142.5

2.77–6.15

0.18–1.31

0.10–0.22

0.98–6.04

1.18–16.91

0.61–1.45

5.

E. incommodus

45.14–81.47

8.46–38.91

10.07–15.95

79–84

7.14–8.65

80.55–897.5

57.45–89.8

2.77–3.70

1.31–1.35

0.21–0.22

2.38–7.45

8.67–18.64

0.74–0.94

6.

M. houlleti

53.14–67.45

7.92–32.41

7.51–26.61

80–95

5.96–7.40

38.60–225.5

27.45–158

3.83–5.66

0.26–0.54

0.06–0.23

1.47–3.32

1.72–12.92

0.49–1.40

7.

O. beatrix

44.67–72.58

8.22–42.18

6.54–27.59

48–95

5.96–7.65

27.30–192.10

18.15–139.5

1.01–6.55

0.18–0.69

0.08–0.23

2.30–6.04

1.18–6.0

0.61–1.29

8.

M. birmanica

67.14–80.19

12.09–22.51

7.69–10.35

58–59

7.25–7.31

130.15–157.85

92.35–112

5.38–7.15

0.31–1.27

0.16–0.20

1.85–3.06

4.89–6.0

1.03–1.04