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Animal ecosystem engineers modulate the diversity-invasibility relationship. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2008
BackgroundInvasions of natural communities by non-indigenous species are currently rated as one of the most important global-scale threats to biodiversity. Biodiversity itself is known to reduce invasions and increase stability. Disturbances by ecosystem
Nico Eisenhauer   +3 more
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Analysis of reproductive damage in earthworms (Amynthas corticis) exposed to cypermethrin

open access: yesEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2022
Cypermethrin contamination was a potential threat to soil organisms. In the present work, reproductive damage in earthworms (Amynthas corticis) exposed to cypermethrin was investigated.
X.Z. Zhu   +6 more
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Basic Research Tools for Earthworm Ecology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Earthworms are responsible for soil development, recycling organic matter and form a vital component within many food webs. For these and other reasons earthworms are worthy of investigation. Many technologically-enhanced approaches have been used within
Butt, Kevin Richard, Grigoropoulou, Niki
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Impact of the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris (L.) on As, Cu, Pb and Zn mobility and speciation in contaminated soils [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
To assess the risks that contaminated soils pose to the environment properly a greater understanding of how soil biota influence the mobility of metal(loid)s in soils is required. Lumbricus terrestris L. were incubated in three soils contaminated with As,
Hodson, Mark E.   +3 more
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Earthworms Building Up Soil Microbiota, a Review

open access: yesFrontiers in Environmental Science, 2019
The positive effect of earthworms on soil processes and plant growth has been extensively documented. The capacity of earthworms to decompose organic matter has been attributed to the microbial communities that inhabit their digestive track or the ...
Regina M. Medina-Sauza   +10 more
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The Utilization of Mushroom Waste Substrate in Producing Vermicompost: The Decomposer Capacity of Lumbricus rubellus, Eisenia fetida and Eudrilus eugeniae

open access: yesActa Technologica Agriculturae, 2020
The objective of this study was to determine the capacity of Lumbricus rubellus, Eisenia fetida and Eudrilus eugeniae earthworms in vermicompost production utilizing mushroom waste substrate based on weight; number and weight loss of earthworms ...
Purnawanto Agus Mulyadi   +3 more
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Deževniki kot kazalniki onesnaženosti tal

open access: yesActa Silvae et Ligni, 2013
The metal levels were determined in soil samples in earthworms collected in the vicinity of the abandoned lead smelter (the Upper Meža Valley, Žerjav) andthe largest thermal power plant in Slovenia (the Šalek Valley, Veliki Vrh),near Velenje - Celje road
Samar Al Sayegh-Petkovšek   +1 more
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Effects of earthworms and mycorrhizal fungi on the growth of the medicinal herb Calendula officinalis (Asteraceae)

open access: yesPlant, Soil and Environment, 2011
Both earthworms and symbiotic arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) often co-occurr in ecosystems, however very little is known on their interrelationships.
J.G. Zaller, F. Saccani, T. Frank
doaj   +1 more source

Earthworms as a vector of aspergillus niger dispersal to enhance the decomposition of oil palm trunks

open access: yesSoil & Environment, 2020
Effective plant residue management is crucial in the replanting operation of mature oil palm plantations. Control of the large amount and volume of the fallen palm trunks is challenging.
Okto Prandi Sihombing   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impacts of earthworms and their excreta on peat soil properties and bacterial community

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation, 2023
Peatlands store 20–30 % of the global soil carbon (C). Earthworms simultaneously increase net C stabilization and net C mineralization. But little is known about the impact of earthworm invasion on the C cycling in peat soils.
Hui Zhang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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