To study environmental change caused by global warming, in recent years the National Science Council has been conducting a long-term combined observation and research program at locations such as Fushan in Ilan County and Huihsun Forest in Taichung County, but despite a grand plan to bring together experts in areas ranging from atmosphere and rainfall to soils, animals and plants, they found they couldn't find anyone who was researching earthworms.
針對溫室效應造成的環境變化，近年國科會在宜蘭福山、台中惠蓀林場等地進行長期的監測、研究計畫，但結合大氣、水文、土壤到動物、植物等領域專家的宏觀構想，卻發現找不到一個研究蚯蚓的人。