Claim · #6493898
Lumbricidae (family) · facilitation · Plantae (kingdom)
facilitation · effect: beneficial
interactsWith GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Earthworm burrows in the Bt horizon (60 cm depth)”
- Authors
- Brady N.C., Weil R.R.
- Year
- 2017
- Publication
- Pearson
- Page
- 169
AI critic verdicts
- soil-scientist · plausible
“Earthworm biopores in B/Bt horizons facilitating root access to subsoil water is well-documented soil physical science; mechanism and effect direction are correct.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Earthworm biopores facilitating root penetration into B horizon subsoil water is well-documented across soil science and agroecology literature; mechanism and direction are correct.”
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