A NONDESTRUCTIVE METHOD FOR THE MORPHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF EARTHWORM BURROW SYSTEMS IN 3 DIMENSIONS BY X-RAY COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY

被引:69
作者
JOSCHKO, M
GRAFF, O
MULLER, PC
KOTZKE, K
LINDNER, P
PRETSCHNER, DP
LARINK, O
机构
[1] UNIV HILDESHEIM,INST MED INFORMAT,W-3200 HILDESHEIM,GERMANY
[2] STADT KRANKENHAUS HILDESHEIM GMBH,W-3200 HILDESHEIM,GERMANY
[3] TECH UNIV BRAUNSCHWEIG,INST ZOOL,W-3300 BRAUNSCHWEIG,GERMANY
关键词
EARTHWORM BURROWS; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; 3-DIMENSIONAL VISUALIZATION; ALLOLOBOPHORA-CALIGINOSA; OCTOLASIUM-CYANEUM;
D O I
10.1007/BF00336369
中图分类号
S15 [土壤学];
学科分类号
0903 ; 090301 ;
摘要
Earthworm burrows of endogeic species (Allolobophora caliginosa, Octolasium cyaneum) in artificially packed soil columns were examined using X-ray computed tomography. By means of digital image processing, it was possible to reconstruct and visualize the burrow system in three dimensions. The reconstruction revealed morphological features of the burrows which were not obvious from two-dimensional section images.
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页码:88 / 92
页数:5
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