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Impact of Biochar on Earthworm Populations: A Review

Applied and Environmental Soil Science, Volume 2011, Issue 1, 2011., 2011
Despite the overwhelming importance of earthworm activity in the soil system, there are a limited number of studies that have examined the impact resulting from biochar addition to soil. Biochar is part of the black carbon continuum of chemo‐thermal converted biomass. This review summarizes existing data pertaining to earthworms where biochar and other
Sharon L. Weyers, Kurt A. Spokas, Alessandro Piccolo   +2 more
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Earthworm-biochar interactions: A laboratory trial using Pontoscolex corethrurus

Science of The Total Environment, 2021
Abstract Biochar application can improve soil quality, but at high rates may cause negative effects on soil organisms such as earthworms. Conversely, as ecosystem engineers and catalysts of microbial activity, earthworms can also affect soil quality and interact with biochar, though little is known concerning endogeic earthworm species interactions ...
Talita Ferreira, Fabricio Augusto Hansel, Claudia M.B.F. Maia, Marcela Guiotoku, Luís Cunha, George G. Brown   +5 more
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Darwin’s earthworms (Annelida, Oligochaeta, Megadrilacea) with review of cosmopolitan Metaphire peguana–species group from Philippines [PDF]

Opuscula Zoologica Instituti Zoosystematici et Oecologici Universitatis Budapestinensis, 2016
A chance visit to Darwin allowed inspection of and addition to Northern Territory (NT) Museum’s earthworm collection. Native Diplotrema zicsii sp. nov. from Alligator River, Kakadu NP is described.
Blakemore, R.J.
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The Role of Earthworms in Tropics with Emphasis on Indian Ecosystems

Applied and Environmental Soil Science, Volume 2010, Issue 1, 2010., 2010
The paper highlights the research carried out by different scientists in India on aspects of earthworm population dynamics and species diversity, associated with other soil fauna and microflora. It also deals with the importance of earthworm activity on physicochemical properties of soil with reference to India and other tropical countries.
Radha D. Kale, Natchimuthu Karmegam, Thilagavathy Daniel   +2 more
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Role of Earthworms in Soil Fertility Maintenance through the Production of Biogenic Structures

Applied and Environmental Soil Science, Volume 2010, Issue 1, 2010., 2010
The soil biota benefits soil productivity and contributes to the sustainable function of all ecosystems. The cycling of nutrients is a critical function that is essential to life on earth. Earthworms (EWs) are a major component of soil fauna communities in most ecosystems and comprise a large proportion of macrofauna biomass.
Tunira Bhadauria, Krishan Gopal Saxena, Natchimuthu Karmegam   +2 more
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Complex taxonomy of the ‘brush tail’ peregrine earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus [PDF]

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2018
Pontoscolex corethrurus is the most widespread earthworm species in tropical and sub-tropical zones and one of the most studied in soil science. Although, ecological interactions of P. corethrurus with its environment are well documented, the taxonomic status of the species remains unclear.
Taheri, Shabnam, James, S., Roy, Virginie, Decaëns, Thibaud, Williams, B. W., Anderson, F., Rougerie, Rodolphe, Chang, C.-H., Brown, G., Cunha, L., Stanton, D. W. G., da Silva, E., Chen, J.-H., Lemmon, A. R., Lemmon, E. Moriarty, Bartz, M., Baretta, D., Barois, I., Lapied, E., Coulis, M., Dupont, Lise   +20 more
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Earthworm Diversity, Forest Conversion and Agroforestry in Quang Nam Province, Vietnam

Land, 2021
The conversion of natural forests to different land uses still occurs in various parts of Southeast Asia with poor records of impact on ecosystem services and biodiversity.
Rachmat Mulia, Sam Van Hoang, Van Mai Dinh, Ngoc Bich Thi Duong, Anh Duc Nguyen, Dang Hai Lam, Duyen Thu Thi Hoang, Meine van Noordwijk   +7 more
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Complex taxonomy and global phylogeography of the well-known tropical earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus [PDF]

, 2018
Few earthworm species are peregrine and among them, Pontoscolex corethrurus is the most well-known. Probably native from the Guyana shield, this earthworm is nowadays distributed worldwide, in the tropical and sub-tropical zones.
Anderson, F., Baretta, D., Barois, Isabelle, Bartz, Marie L.C., Brown, George G., Chang, C.H., Chen, J.H., Coulis, Mathieu, Cunha, L., da Silva, E., Decaëns, Thibaud, Dupont, Lise, James, S., Lapied, E., Lemmon, A.R., Rougerie, Rodolphe, Roy, Virginie, Stanton, D.W.G., Taheri, S., Williams, B.W.   +19 more
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The Use of Ecoacoustics to Monitor Soil Ecology: A Critical Review With Reference to Earthworms

European Journal of Soil Science, Volume 76, Issue 6, November–December 2025.
ABSTRACT The use of ecoacoustics to monitor soil ecology was identified as a priority in the 2024 horizon scan of global biological conservation issues. Proponents suggest it will have societal impacts by improving soil health assessments, enhance soil biodiversity monitoring and facilitate the conservation, remediation and management of soil ...
Jacqueline L. Stroud, Michał K. Kalkowski, Kirsty L. Hassall, Miriam Treadway, Jessica Fannon, Aidan Keith, Siul Ruiz, Keith Attenborough   +7 more
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Populações de minhocas em sistemas agroflorestais com café convencional e orgânico Earthworms populations in agroforestry systems with conventional and organic coffee

Ciência e Agrotecnologia, 2008
Objetivou-se, neste estudo, determinar se as populações das minhocas são alteradas em função do manejo do café (Coffea arabica) em Turrialba, CostaRica.
Adriana Maria de Aquino, Elias de Melovirgínio Filho, Marta dos Santos Freire Ricci, Fernando Casanoves   +3 more
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