Farmers’ perceptions of earthworms and their role in soil

Zúñiga, María C.; Feijoo, M Alexander; Quintero, Heimar; Aldana, Narli J.; Carvajal, Andrés Felipe

doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2013.03.001

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“…Moreover, the importance of earthworm diversity to ecosystem services and human well-being needs to be communicated to different stakeholders, including farmers. Local ecological knowledge can be used to facilitate the communication between farmers and scientists (Zúñiga et al, 2013).…”

Section: Ecosystemmentioning

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Ecosystem Services of the Eco-Engineers: The Earthworms

Das¹,

Nimbalkar²,

Pisal³

et al. 2018

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci

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Section: Ecosystemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ecosystem Services of the Eco-Engineers: The Earthworms

Das¹,

Nimbalkar²,

Pisal³

et al. 2018

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci

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“…Spanish scientists research the influence of the abiotic factors (temperature, soil moisture, and ultraviolet irradiance ratio) on the soil ecosystem (Morgado et al, 2015), the impact of long-term use of chemical and organic fertilizers on a large number of nitrogen-containing microbial communities of soil (Sun et al, 2015). Brazilian scientists investigate the role of earthworms in soil formation (Zúñiga et al, 2013), the effect of worms on quality characteristics of soils (Bartz et al, 2013). Iranian scientists conduct researches connected with the influence of the climate humidity grade during soil-forming processes of loess soils (Khormali et al, 2012), micromorphological aspects of the development of forest soils evolved from eruptive rocks in Lahidzhany (Ramezanpour, Pormasoumi, 2012) influence of technogenic disturbances on understory of oak forests (Eshaghi et al, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

The Influence of the Slope Exposure on the Soil Aggregation and Structure, Water Stability of Aggregates, and Ecological Microstructure Formation of the Ravine Forest Soils in Pre-Dnipro Region (Ukraine)

Bozhko

Bilova

2020

Ekológia (Bratislava)

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AbstractThe soil aggregation and structure, water stability of aggregates, and peculiarities of microstructure formation of the ravine forest soils in Dnipropetrovsk region on the example of the northern variant of the ravine forest “Kapitanivskiy” have been identified. The soil properties of southern and northern ravine exposures have been compared. The soil structure, aggregate composition, water stability of aggregates as well as soil-forming processes of the ravine ecosystem have been analyzed. Micro-morphological studies have shown a high degree of aggregation of the upper (0–60 cm) horizons of the soil profile. The structure-forming process is of a zoogenic origin. Aggregates of coprolite nature contain well-disintegrated plant remains. Dark gray, almost black color along the entire area of the micromorphological slide is due to a large amount of organic compounds, which indicates active processes of humification. Fine-dispersed humus consists of a large number of evenly spaced humus clusters. The type of humus is mull. The skeleton consists of minerals of various sizes, dominated by quartz and feldspars. Plasma is humus-clay, homogeneous throughout the entire slide, anisotropic with speckled glowing. Microstructure is mainly aggregated and, in some places, spongy, depending on a microzone of the soil slide. Elemental microstructure is of plasma-silty type. The area of the visible surface of the pores in the upper horizons of the soil profile is fairly large (40%). Pores are round and elongated, of regular shape, here and there with remains of small invertebrates. The deeper the soil slide is, the smaller the area of visible pores along with aggregation becomes. Correlating with micromorphological characteristics, water resistance of structural aggregates reaches very high (90.01% ± 3.07) values in the upper horizons of the soil slide, decreasing at depths. The coefficient of pedality is rather high (7.83 ± 0.81) in the upper horizons, decreasing at depths.

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“…En los últimos 30 años en el eje cafetero colombiano el panorama del uso del terreno ha cambiado drásticamente debido a la baja de los precios del café, la sobreoferta en el mercado internacional y los problemas fitosanitarios. Las nuevas alternativas introducidas conllevaron a la reducción o desaparición, en algunas localidades, de los cultivares de café tradicional asociados con plátano o sembrados con variedades mejoradas y se transformaron en cultivos industrializados o mixtos con plátano para lograr opciones que brindaran bienestar económico a los cultivadores (ZUÑIGA et al, 2013).…”

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Artropofauna edáfica asociada a cultivo de Plátano Musa x paradisiaca L. Dominico–Hartón Musa AAB Simmons (MUSACEAE) en Calarcá, Quindío

Janneth

Castañeda

Landázuri

et al. 2017

Rev Colombiana Cienc Anim. RECIA

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Palabras Clave:Comunidad; agro-producción; agroquímico; enmiendas orgánicas. ResumenEn este trabajo se analiza la estructura de la comunidad de artrópodos edáficos asociados a un bosque secundario (Calarcá-Quindío), y a un cultivo de plátano bajo enmiendas orgánicas (Necromasa, Compost) y bajo agroquímicos, con dos distancias de siembra entre planta y planta (1,7m y 2,5m), en los meses de junio 2013 a enero 2014. Mensualmente se tomaron 3 monolitos de suelo por cada tratamiento bajo la metodología propuesta por el Programa de Biología y Fertilidad de los Suelos Tropicales. 18.929 individuos fueron colectados, distribuidos en 52 familias de insectos, 16 de miriápodos, 8 de arácnidos y 1 de crustáceos. Se evidencia un esfuerzo de muestreo con estimadores ACE y CHAO1 superior al 82% en las dos coberturas (cultivo y bosque). De manera general no se presentaron diferencias en la estructura de la comunidad a causa de los tratamientos pero se observa que estos modifican sustancialmente los grupos de arácnidos y miriápodos; mientras que los insectos parecen ser impactados por la variación microclimática del cultivo. Se concluye que los tipos de fertilización y las distancias de siembra no afectan la artropofauna edáfica; aunque se evidencia la modificación en las condiciones microclimáticas y biológicas del suelo por lo tratamientos. AbstractIn this paper we analyze the edaphic arthropod community structure associated to a secondary forest in Calarcá-Quindío, and a plantain crop under organic amendments (Necromasa, Compost) and under agrochemicals, with two planting distances between plant and plant (1.7m and 2.5m), between June 2013 and January 2014, under the methodology proposed by the Programme Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility; during the analysed period were taken three (3) soil monoliths every month. Were collected 18929 individuals distributed in 52 families of insects, 16 of millipedes, 8 of arachnids and 1 crustaceans. Sampling effort is represented by ACE and Chao 1 estimators higher than 82% for both coverages (crop and forest). In general, there were no differences in the community structure due to the treatments. Nevertheless the arachnid and myriapod communities were substantially affected, while insects were altered by the crop microclimate variation. It is concluded that the type of fertilization and planting distances do not affect the soil arthropods, but modifies the soil microclimatic and biological conditions.

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Farmers’ perceptions of earthworms and their role in soil

Cited by 24 publications

References 34 publications

Ecosystem Services of the Eco-Engineers: The Earthworms

Ecosystem Services of the Eco-Engineers: The Earthworms

The Influence of the Slope Exposure on the Soil Aggregation and Structure, Water Stability of Aggregates, and Ecological Microstructure Formation of the Ravine Forest Soils in Pre-Dnipro Region (Ukraine)

Artropofauna edáfica asociada a cultivo de Plátano Musa x paradisiaca L. Dominico–Hartón Musa AAB Simmons (MUSACEAE) en Calarcá, Quindío

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