
Mac Callaham
A scientist who studies soils.
Southern Research Station

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My favorite experience was collecting earthworms in a pristine cloud forest on top of the highest peak in Puerto Rico. We found earthworms that are found nowhere else in the world. These worms were more than two feet long and bigger around than a tube of Chap Stick®!
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Native earthworms are important to the health of forests. Native earthworms help maintain the forest floor by eating leaves and other plant materials. These earthworms tunnel and eat through soil,...
Worming Their Way In: Invading Earthworms in the Southeastern United States
Native earthworms are important to the health of forests. Native earthworms help maintain the forest floor by eating leaves and other plant materials. These earthworms tunnel and eat through soil,...
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USDA Forest Service: Mac Callaham
Learn more about Mac Callaham's research at his Forest Service profile page.Visit Profile