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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
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Tropical terrestrial model ecosystems for evaluation of soil fauna and leaf litter quality effects on litter consumption, soil microbial biomass and plant growth Efeitos de fauna de solo e qualidade de liteira sobre o consumo, biomassa microbiana e crescimento de plantas em modelo de ecossistemas terrestres tropicais

Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2009
The aim of this work was to evaluate whether terrestrial model ecosystems (TMEs) are a useful tool for the study of the effects of litter quality, soil invertebrates and mineral fertilizer on litter decomposition and plant growth under controlled ...
Bernhard Förster, Marcos Garcia, Hubert Höfer, Edward Morgan, Jörg Römbke   +4 more
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Progress in the environmental risk assessment of plant protection products in Brazil: An overview of birds and mammals and soil organisms proposals

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, Volume 20, Issue 6, Page 1793-1799, November 2024.
Abstract Since 2019, the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) has actively developed pesticide environmental risk assessment (ERA) frameworks adapted to Brazil's specific ecological contexts. This initiative, supported by funding from the Brazilian Ministry of Justice and in partnership with academic institutions ...
Ana Paola Cione, Gustavo Souza Santos, Fábio Casallanovo   +2 more
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Potentiality of Vermicomposting in the South Pacific Island Countries: A Review

Agriculture, 2021
Incorporation of vermin culture in the composting system produces “vermicompost”, an enriched biofertilizer known to improve the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soil.
Randy Carlie Pierre-Louis, Md. Abdul Kader, Nandakumar M Desai, Eleanor H John   +3 more
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Effects of earthworms on soil organic matter and nutrient dynamics at a landscape scale over decades [PDF]

, 2004
International audienceThis chapter synthesizes information on the effects of earthworms on soil systems at scales longer than 1 year, and earthworm behavior that may affect these processes is ...
André, Jean, Bernier, Nicolas, Charpentier, Fabienne, Derouard, Laurent, Lavelle, Patrick, Pashanasi, Beto, Ponge, Jean-François, Rossi, Jean-Pierre, Villenave, Cécile   +8 more
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Seasonal distribution and abundance of earthworms (Annelida: Oligochaeta) in relation to the edaphic factors around Udupi Power Corporation Limited (UPCL), Udupi District, southwestern coast of India

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2018
Seasonal distribution and abundance of four species of earthworms belonging to three families—Rhinodrilidae (Pontoscolex corethrurus), Megascolecidae (Megascolex konkanensis and Metaphire houlleti) and Octochaetidae (Karmiella karnatakensis)—were studied
T.S. Harish Kumar, M. Siddaraju, C.H. Krishna Bhat, K.S. Sreepada   +3 more
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Earthworm populations in Eucalyptus spp plantation at Embrapa Forestry, Brazil (Oligochaeta). [PDF]

, 2017
Presented at the 6th International Oligochaete Taxonomy Meeting, Palmeira de Faro, Portugal ...
BROWN, G. G., MASCHIO, W., VEZZANI, F. M.   +2 more
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Atributos físicos e químicos de agregados pedogênicos e de coprólitos de minhocas em diferentes classes de solos da Paraíba Physical and chemical attributes of pedogenic aggregates and earthworm casts in different soil classes of Paraíba

Ciência e Agrotecnologia, 2010
A estrutura do solo é constituída de agregados pedogênicos e biogênicos, formados respectivamente pela hierarquização de agregados e pela ação da macrofauna, sobretudo a das minhocas.
Luís de França da Silva Neto, Ivandro de França da Silva, Alberto Vasconcellos Inda, Paulo César do Nascimento, Leandro Bortolon   +4 more
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Procesos de cambio en la presencia de lombrices de tierra en cultivares de plátano, eje cafetero colombiano [PDF]

, 2018
La relación del hombre con los ecosistemas ha implicado cambios significativos en la regulación de los sistemas naturales, un ejemplo de ello es la perturbación generada por la implantación de cultivos en sitios no aptos, la manipulación indiscriminada ...
Escobar Reyes, Ana María, García Rodríguez, Luisa Fernanda   +1 more
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The earthworm fauna of regenerating forests and anthropogenic habitats in the coastal region of Paraná A fauna de minhocas em florestas em regeneração e habitats antropogênicos na região costeira do Paraná

Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2009
The aim of this study was to evaluate abundance, biomass and diversity of earthworms in the southern coast region of the Mata Atlântica biodiversity hotspot.
Jörg Römbke, Petra Schmidt, Hubert Höfer   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source