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The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms, with Observations on their Habits (sometimes shortened to Worms) is an 1881 book by Charles Darwin on earthworms. It was his last scientific book, and was published shortly before his death (see Darwin from Insectivorous Plants to Worms). Exploring earthworm behaviour and ecology, it ...
- Charles Darwin
- 1881
The Formation of Vegetable Mould, through the Action of Worms, with Observations on Their Habits-by Charles Darwin. 1881. Facsimile edition, 1985, with Foreword by Stephen Jay Gould. xvii, 326 p., 15 b/w engravings. $11.95 (paper). Pub-lished by The University of Chicago Press. If the world were not already accus-tomed to the unprecedented ...
Charles Darwin. Book: The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms. Published online: 29 August 2010. Print publication: 20 July 2009, pp 230-258. First published in: 1881.
FORMATION OF VEGETABLE MOULD, THROUGH THE ACTION OF WORMS, WITH OBSERVATIONS ON THEIR HABITS. INTRODUCTION. THE share which worms have taken in the formation of the layer of vegetable mould, which covers the whole surface of the land in every moderately humid country, is the subject of the present volume.
The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms, with Observations on their Habits. By Charles Darwin, (London: John Murray, 1881.) You have full access to this...
- George J. Romanes
- 1881
The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms. This book, published in 1881, was the result of many years of experimentation and observation by Darwin in the open-air laboratory of his garden at Down House in Kent.
Summary of the part which worms have played in the history of the world—Their aid in the disintegration of rocks—In the denudation of the land—In the preservation of ancient remains—In the preparation of the soil for the growth of plants—Mental powers of worms—Conclusion 305–313
