New species and records of earthworms (Annelida, Oligochaeta) in plantain cropping systems in Colombia's coffee-growing region

Feijoo, M Alexander; Zuluaga, Z Luis Fernando; Molina, R Ligia Janneth

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4496.1.34

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“…In Asia, 35 species were recorded, with a higher proportion of natives (66%). In North and South America, around 50% of the species found were native, but these were mainly due to the higher number of natives observed in Colombian (Feijoo et al 2018) and Mexican (Geissen et al 2009;Huerta et al 2013) plantations.…”

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“…Interestingly, two of the major banana-producing countries in terms of area were not represented (Tanzania, Rwanda), and in China (another important producer), only one study reported earthworms from a single site (Sun et al 2012). Plantain banana fields were sampled in only 22 locations (10% of total) in four countries (Colombia, Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Ecuador;Tondoh 2007;Norgrove et al 2011;Avilés 2017;Feijoo et al 2018), and involved traditional management practices, rather than conventional cultivation. Most of the fields evaluated were banana plantations, and only in Ecuador were mixed banana/plantain fields evaluated (Avilés 2017).…”

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“…e Range of abundance taken from eight replicate farms under four different management practices (totaling 32 plantations) in the Armenia region. f The identification of the earthworm species collected overall in this study (not by plantation type) is published inFeijoo et al (2018). g Range of abundance found under six weed control treatments (performed on same banana plantation) on five sampling dates; h Range of abundance found on six sampling dates in same plantation.…”

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Earthworm species in Musa spp. plantations in Brazil and worldwide

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Bananas and plantains are major commodity/food crops that represent an important habitat for earthworms, although so far, no review is available on earthworm communities associated with banana/plantain crops worldwide. The Vale do Ribeira region is among the largest banana producing areas in Brazil, but little is known of the earthworms living there. Hence, the present study assessed earthworm populations and species in three banana plantations and adjacent Atlantic forest fragments along the Ribeira de Iguape River using standard (hand sorting) methodologies. Furthermore, we review earthworm populations reported in banana/plantain plantations worldwide. Only two species (Pontoscolex corethrurus, Amynthas gracilis) belonging to two families (Rhinodrilidae, Megascolecidae) were found in the Ribeira River valley, occurring concurrently. Abundance was low (< 13 indiv. m-2) compared with other banana plantations worldwide, that frequently surpassed 100 indiv. m-2. More than 70 studies reported earthworms from >200 banana plantations in 28 countries, and mean species richness was 2.7 per site, ranging from 1 to 10 species. Exotics predominated in most sites and P. corethrurus was the most prevalent species encountered. Overall, more than 104 species from 10 families were reported, with around 61 native and 43 exotic widespread species, mainly of the Megascolecidae, Lumbricidae and Acanthodrilidae families. Richness was highest in India (27 spp.) and the Canary Islands (25 spp.), but native species dominated only in a few countries and sites, while exotics were prevalent especially in island countries and Brazil. Lower-input practices appear to be important for earthworm communities and banana plantations can have large earthworm populations in some cases, which may be contributing to soil processes and plant production, topics that deserve further attention. However, many important banana-producing countries have not yet been evaluated, so further work is warranted, both in terms of applied ecology and biodiversity.

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Section: Earthworm Communities In Banana Plantations Worldwidementioning

confidence: 98%