This educational timelapse video documents the decomposition process within a vermicomposting system, featuring Eisenia fetida, a surface-dwelling earthworm species widely used in sustainable organic waste management. The footage reveals how earthworms, together with fungal hyphae, microbes, and soil invertebrates like mites, contribute to the efficient breakdown and transformation of organic material into stable, nutrient-rich vermicompost.
Captured over several days using time-lapse photography, the video provides insight into soil ecological processes that typically occur beyond the range of human perception. This resource is intended to support outreach, education, and research in soil biology, agroecology, and circular bioeconomy practices.
VIDEO produced by: Anže Rovanšek & Vid Naglič; Department of Agricultural Ecology and Natural Resources
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