Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contributors
Acknowledgements
Foreword
1. A Survey of Tropical Earthworms: Taxonomy, Biogeography and Environmental Plasticity, C. Fragoso et al.
2. Earthworm Communities of Tropical Agroecosystems: Origin, Structure and Influence of Management Practices, C. Fragoso et al.
3. Ecology of Earthworm Species with Large Environmental Tolerance and/or Extended Distributions, I. Barois et al.
4. Effects of Earthworms on Plant Production in the Tropics, G. G. Brown et al.
5. Effects of Earthworms on Soil Structure and Physical Properties, E. Blanchart et al.
6. Effects of Earthworms on Soil Organic Matter and Nutrient Dynamics following Earthworm Inoculation in Field Experimental Situations, C. Villenave et al.
7. In-soil Earthworm Technologies for Tropical Ecosystems, B. K. Senapati et al.
8. Perception and Use of Earthworms in Tropical Farming Systems, B. Ortiz et al.
9. Vermicomposting in the Tropics, E. Aranda et al.
Index