caa a22 4500 44580680X CHVBK 20180317145159.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20111001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10745-011-9422-y doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10745-011-9422-y Human Dimensions of Earthworm Invasion in the Adirondack State Park [Elektronische Daten] [Dara Seidl, Peter Klepeis] The invasion of exotic earthworms in the Northern Forest of the United States alters carbon and nitrogen cycles and reduces forest litter and native plant cover. Humans are the principal agents of dispersal, spreading earthworms both inadvertently via horticulture, land disturbance, and in the tires and underbodies of vehicles, and voluntarily through composting and the improper disposal of fish bait. A study in Webb, NY—a town located within the Adirondack State Park, one of the most celebrated cultural and ecological regions in the US—exposes the human dimensions of earthworm invasion. Environmental history research, interviews with residents and bait sellers, and a mail survey of town residents show that positive attitudes towards earthworms and their ecological effects lead to casual disposal or use of them. Earthworm use is a strong cultural practice and the risk of their continued introduction in the Adirondacks is high. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2011 Earthworms nationallicence Environmental knowledge nationallicence Invasive species nationallicence Land-use change nationallicence Northern hardwood forest, Adirondacks nationallicence Seidl Dara Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, USA aut Klepeis Peter Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, USA aut Human Ecology Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 39/5(2011-10-01), 641-655 0300-7839 39:5<641 2011 39 10745 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-011-9422-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-011-9422-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Seidl Dara Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Klepeis Peter Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Human Ecology Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 39/5(2011-10-01), 641-655 0300-7839 39:5<641 2011 39 10745 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer