Publications 1999-2007
Butt, K. R. & Lowe, C. N. (2007) A viable technique for tagging earthworms using
visible implant elastomer. App. Soil Ecol. 35, 454-457.
Lowe, C.N. & Butt, K.R. (2007) Life cycle traits of the dimorphic earthworm
species Allolobophora chlorotica (Savigny, 1826) under controlled laboratory
conditions. Biol. Fertil. Soils 43, 495-499.
Lowe, C.N. & Butt, K.R. (2007) Culture of commercially obtained Lumbricus
terrrestris L.: Implications for sub-lethal ecotoxicological testing. Soil Biol.
Biochem. 39, 7, 1674-79.
Wilson, C.D.H., Williams, I.D., Mair, N. and Lowe, C.N. (2007) Environmental
Compliance in Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs): Experiences from the
North West of England. Communications in Waste and Resource Management.
8(2), 76-88
Lowe, C.N. & Butt, K.R. (2007) Earthworm culture, maintenance and species
selection in chronic ecotoxicological studies: A critical review Eur. J. Soil Biol. 43,
S281-S288
Butt, K. R., Lowe, C. N (2007) Presence of earthworm species within and
beneath Lumbricus terrestris (L.) middens. Eur. J. Soil Biol. 43, S57-S60.
Lowe, C.N. & Butt, K.R. (2006) A review of laboratory techniques used in the
cultivation of soil dwelling earthworms. Zeszyty Naukowe, ISSN 1642-3828, issue
7, 53-62.
Lowe, C.N., Butt, K.R. & Hough, F. (2005) Waste Management in Isolated
Communities: The Isle of Rum Scotland. Proceedings Sardinia 2005, Tenth Int.
Waste Manag. and Landfill Symp. abstract pp 947
Butt, K.R., Lowe, C.N. & Holden, A. J. (2005) Compost Characterisation with a
focus on heavy metals and a biological indicator. Proceedings Sardinia 2005,
Tenth Int. Waste Manag. and Landfill Symp. abstract pp 761
Lowe, C.N. & Butt, K.R. (2005) Culture techniques for soil dwelling earthworms:
a review. Pedobiol. 49 (5) 401-413
Butt, K. R., Lowe, C. N., Frederickson, J. & Moffatt A.J. (2004) The development
of sustainable earthworm populations at Calvert Landfill Site UK. Land Deg.
Devel. 15, 27-36
Butt, K.R. & Lowe C.N. (2004) Anthropic influences on earthworm distribution,
Isle of Rum National Nature Reserve Scotland. Eur. J. Soil. Biol. 40, 2, 63-72
Lowe, C.N. & Butt, K.R. (2004) Use of Composted green waste (CGW) to
improve landfill cap quality through the agency of earthworms. Proceedings of
Waste 2004: Integrated Waste Management & Pollution Control: Policy &
Practice, Research & Solutions pp 853-862
Lowe, C.N. & Butt, K.R. (2003) Influence of food particle size on inter- and intraspecific interactions of Allolobophora chlorotica (Savigny) and Lumbricus
terrestris (L.) Pedobiol. 47, 574-577.
Butt, K.R., Lowe C.N. & Walmsley, T. (2003) Development of Earthworm
Communities in Translocated Grasslands at Manchester Airport. Pedobiol. 47,
788-791.
Lowe, C.N. & Butt, K.R. (2003) Inoculation of earthworms into reclaimed soils:
Experiences from Britain. Proceeding Sardinia 2003, Ninth Int. Waste Manag.
and Landfill Symp. abstract pp 395
Butt, K.R., Lowe C.N. & Walmsley, T. (2003) Monitoring earthworm communities
in translocated grasslands affected by the construction of Runway 2 at
Manchester Airport. North West Geographry 3, 2, 1-5
Lowe, C. N. & Butt, K. R. (2002a) Influence of organic matter position on
earthworm production and behaviour: A laboratory-based approach with
applications for soil restoration. Eur. J. Soil. Biol. 38, 173-176.
Lowe, C.N. & Butt, K.R. (2002b) Growth of hatchling earthworms in the presence
of adults: Interactions in Laboratory Culture. Biol. Fertil. Soils 35, 204-209.
Butt, K. R., Frederickson, J. & Lowe, C. N. (1999) Colonisation, Survival and
Spread of Earthworms on a Partially Restored Landfill Site. Pedobiol. 43, 684690.
Lowe, C.N. & Butt, K.R. (1999) Interspecific Interactions between Earthworms:
Potential Applications in Soil Amelioration. Pedobiol. 43, 808-817.