Results 41 to 50 of about 205 (147)

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
openaire   +7 more sources

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
wiley   +1 more source

Pontoscolex (Pontoscolex) corethrurus Muller 1857

, 2020
Published as part of Sousa, Sandriel Costa, Sousa, Anny Mykaelly De, Hernández-García, Luis Manuel, Gualter, Regia Maria Reis & Rousseau, Guillaume Xavier, 2020, A new earthworm species of the genus Rhinodrilus (Rhinodrilidae, Clitellata) and new records of earthworms species from the Amazon-Cerrado-Caatinga transition in the State of Maranhão, Brazil,
Sousa, Sandriel Costa, Sousa, Anny Mykaelly De, Hernández-García, Luis Manuel, Gualter, Regia Maria Reis, Rousseau, Guillaume Xavier   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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
openaire   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Charcoal consumption and casting activity by Pontoscolex corethrurus (Glossoscolecidae) [PDF]

Applied Soil Ecology, 2005
The endogeic earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus (Glossoscolecidae) is a peregrine species commonly found in tropical lands cleared by man for cultivation. We compared the charcoal consumption and casting activity of a population of P. corethrurus from a cultivated area under repeated slash-and-burn (fallow population) with that of a population from a ...
Topoliantz, Stéphanie, Ponge, Jean-François   +1 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Dissecting earthworm diversity in tropical rainforests

Ecography, Volume 2025, Issue 6, June 2025.
Tropical rainforests are among the most emblematic ecosystems in terms of biodiversity. However, our understanding of the structure of tropical biodiversity is still incomplete, particularly for certain groups of soil organisms such as earthworms, whose importance for ecosystem functioning is widely recognised.
Arnaud Goulpeau, Mickaël Hedde, Pierre Ganault, Emmanuel Lapied, Marie-Eugénie Maggia, Eric Marcon, Thibaud Decaëns   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pontoscolex corethrurus

, 2012
Pontoscolex corethrurus (Müller, 1857) Material. USNM 1180258, clitellates, moister areas within 50 meters of road leading to beach, Gamba Complex, Gabon, 2.8087°S, 10.0463°E, 2 m asl., 17 May 2008; S. James, G. Divina, G. Moussavou and L. Tchignoumba, colls.
James, Samuel W., Divina, Gildas Brice
openaire   +2 more sources