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Table 4 Correlation coefficient (r) of earthworm density with soil carbon, total nitrogen, pH, phosphorus, WHC, and CEC across three different habitats

From: Impact of soil physico-chemical properties on distribution of earthworm populations across different land use patterns in southern India

Physico-chemical properties

Agriculture land

Forest land

Grass land

Organic carbon

− .368

.234**

.170

Total Nitrogen

.093

.409**

.160

pH

− .266

.086

.268*

Phosphorus

.150*

.116

.160

WHC

− .169

.028

−.127

CEC

− .119

− .457

.119

  1. ** Correlation is significant at 0.01 level
  2. * Correlation is significant at 0.05 level