Earthworms and Soil Structure

Kavdır, Yasemin; İlay, Remzi

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-14636-7_3

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“…As typical ecosystem engineers, earthworms are important participants in soil structure recovery, as their burrowing activity leads to newly formed macropores and their casts enhance soil aggregation (cf. Beylich et al, 2010;Kavdir and Ilay, 2011;Larink et al, 2001). Important factors for the abundance of soil-dwelling earthworms are pH value, soil moisture and soil texture (Sommer et al, 2002).…”

Section: Structure Recovery Of Different Forest Soilsmentioning

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Structural recovery in three selected forest soils after compaction by forest machines in Lower Saxony, Germany

Ebeling

Lang

Gaertig³

2016

Forest Ecology and Management

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Section: Structure Recovery Of Different Forest Soilsmentioning

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Structural recovery in three selected forest soils after compaction by forest machines in Lower Saxony, Germany

Ebeling

Lang

Gaertig³

2016

Forest Ecology and Management

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“…The alteration is reflected in the vertical and horizontal redistribution of the soil organic matter. This redistribution depends on the ecological groups of earthworms, which according to its location on the ground, feeding behavior and formation of burrows are classified into three categories (Lemtiri et al, 2014): endogenous worms that move within the soil to feed on soil organic matter; while the anecicans take the organic remains from the surface of the soil that they drag inside the galleries, and the epigeous that live permanently associated with accumulations of organic matter on the surface of the soil (Kavdir and Ilay, 2011;Gómez-Brandón et al, 2011b;.…”

Section: Earthworms: Key Agents In Vermicompostingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The earthworms modify the soil structure and activity of microbial communities through the dispersal of inocula with grazing, the reduction of the particle size of the organic material during the intestinal passage, the addition Esta redistribución depende de los grupos ecológicos de lombrices, que de acuerdo a su localización en el suelo, comportamiento de alimentación y formación de madrigueras, se clasifican en tres categorías (Lemtiri et al, 2014): lombrices endógenas que se mueven dentro del suelo para alimentarse de materia orgánica del suelo; mientras que los anécicas toman los restos orgánicos desde la superficie del suelo que arrastran dentro de las galerías, y las epigeas que viven permanentemente asociadas a acumulaciones de materia orgánica sobre la superficie del suelo (Kavdir y Ilay, 2011;Gómez-Brandón et al, 2011b;.…”

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Vermicompostaje: I avances y estrategias en el tratamiento de residuos sólidos orgánicos

Villegas-Cornelio

Canepa

2017

Remexca

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ResumenEl vermicompostaje es un proceso ecotecnológico de bajo costo que permite la bio-oxidación, degradación y estabilización de residuos orgánicos por la acción conjunta de lombrices y microorganismos, del cual se obtiene la vermicomposta, un producto final estabilizado, homogéneo y de granulometría fina. Este proceso tecnológico eficiente puede convertir residuos orgánicos en productos de valor agregado para las prácticas de restauración ecológica y programas de fertilidad del suelo. El objetivo de esta revisión, es presentar los avances reportados en la literatura científica acerca del proceso de vermicompostaje, con la finalidad de comprender las cualidades y virtudes de esta tecnología alternativa en la conversión de residuos orgánicos sólidos en productos estables. En este documento se hace una breve revisión sobre bases que dieron paso al uso de lombrices en la fertilización del suelo, desde civilizaciones antiguas hasta la implementación de invernaderos de alta tecnología, tanto así que el vermicompostaje está llamado a hacer la segunda revolución verde para la generación de fertilizante orgánico y producción de alimentos sanos, e incluso para la generación de proteína de alta calidad para alimento animal. Se describen características de algunas especies de lombrices adecuadas para su manejo, así como la función que desempeñan en AbstractThe vermicomposting is a low cost eco-technological process that allows the bio-oxidation, degradation and stabilization of organic residues by the joint action of worms and microorganisms, from which the vermicompost is obtained, a final product stabilized, homogenous and fine granulometry. This efficient technological process can convert organic waste into value-added products for ecological restoration practices and soil fertility programs. The objective of this review is to present the advances reported in the scientific literature about the vermicomposting process, in order to understand the qualities and virtues of this alternative technology in the conversion of solid organic residues to stable products. In this document a brief review is made on bases that gave way to the use of earthworms in soil fertilization, from ancient civilizations to the implementation of high tech greenhouses at present, so much so that the vermicomposting is called to make the second green revolution for the generation of organic fertilizer and production of healthy food, and even for the generation of high quality protein for animal feed. Outstanding characteristics are described of some earthworm species that make them suitable for their management, as well as their role in the recycling of organic matter. A review 394 Rev. Mex. Cienc. Agríc. Vol.8 Núm. 2 15 de febrero -31 de marzo, 2017Víctor Manuel Villegas-Cornelio y José Ramón Laines Canepa reciclaje de la materia orgánica. Se hace una revisión de residuos orgánicos convencionales utilizados como alimento para lombrices, que al ser estabilizados mejoran el suelo y promueven la producción de los cultivos.Palabras clave: bio-oxida...

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“…Recently, water movement through biopores, and specifically earthworm burrows, has received increasing attention (Capowiez, Sammartino, & Michel, 2014; Schneider et al., 2018). Earthworm burrowing not only affects the number of soil macropores in soil but also the soil structure (Kavdir & İlay, 2011), nutrient uptake by plants (Vos, Ros, Koopmans, & van Groenigen, 2014), and biodiversity (Plaas et al., 2019). Different types of earthworms generate different effects on the formation of preferential flow pathways.…”

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Effects of microplastics and earthworm burrows on soil macropore water flow within a laboratory soil column setup

Ploeg

Ritsema

et al. 2020

Vadose Zone Journal

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Several earlier studies reported that microplastics (MP) accumulated on soil surfaces could be transported into the subsoil and ingested by soil biota, such as earthworms. The present study explores how networks of earthworm burrows and MP (low-density polyethylene, LDPE) in subsoil affect the soil hydraulic properties and saturated water flow. A repacked and saturated sandy soil column experiment was conducted in an environment-controlled laboratory with earthworms (anecic, Lumbricus terrestris) inoculated into the soil columns to form networks of macropore. The macropore network parameters (i.e., number, length, volume, diameter, soil saturated conductivity, and tracer breakthrough curves of soil columns) have been determined. The relative arrival times of the tracer mass (i.e. T5%, T25%, and T50%) were determined in order to describe the shapes of the breakthrough curves. The results show that in some breakthrough curves for the treatments with earthworms, there are two peaks. This is an indication that water was flowing faster in the macropores than in the soil matrix. There is a significant correlation between 5% arrival time and the median burrow volume, and the correlation coefficient was .571 (at the level of p < .05). The formation of macropores due to the burrowing activities of earthworms is considered the main cause of nonequilibrium water flow in the present study. The MP did not show any significant effect on the saturated water flow. This may be attribute to the low concentrations of MP used in the present study.

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Earthworms and Soil Structure

Cited by 15 publications

References 49 publications

Structural recovery in three selected forest soils after compaction by forest machines in Lower Saxony, Germany

Structural recovery in three selected forest soils after compaction by forest machines in Lower Saxony, Germany

Vermicompostaje: I avances y estrategias en el tratamiento de residuos sólidos orgánicos

Effects of microplastics and earthworm burrows on soil macropore water flow within a laboratory soil column setup

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