WormBlog — field notes
Dispatches from the lab and the field — from Europe-wide soil-health campaigns to the 2017 Rio Madeira Expedition that first hooked a man's curiosity about earthworms, tropical forests and humans.
Putting Soil Health Indicators to the Test: A Europe-Wide Sampling Campaign
How do you know whether a soil health indicator actually works — across a Dutch peat meadow, a Portuguese pine forest, a Finnish bog and an Oslo city park, all at once? That question drives Task 4.4 of BENCHMARKS…
Read more →The Rio Madeira Expedition: 23.05.2017, Manicore City
A early start this morning (4a.m.) as our flights leaves by 5:55 (using the Apui air taxi) I can't stop to be amazed every time I am flying over Amazonia…
Read more →The Rio Madeira Expedition: 24.05.2017 Manicoré River
Today the team went up to Manicoré River, looking for a community called “Mocambo”. The site became part of our sampling plan as a consequence of a curious incident…
Read more →29.05.2017 Aripuanã River
Today we started by meeting up local collaborators to ask about local community and to plan a visit to at least one. Aripuanã River is a beautiful dark water river…
Read more →The 1st challenge starts, The Rio Madeira Expedition: 22.05.2017
Today we start a new and exciting challenge associated with the HOOKaWORM research project and also as part of the Terra Preta de Indio network activities…
Read more →About me!
Hi there! My name is Luis Cunha, I am a biologist with a passion for invertebrates, in particular, the humble earthworm!
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