Peuplement lombriciens et activité de surface en relation avec les boues d'épuration et autres fumures

Cuendet, G.; Ducommun, A.

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“…Earthworms were identified using keys developed by Reynoids (1916Reynoids ( , 1977 Cuendet and Ducommun (1990) who observed higher eafihworm populations after the application of organic amendments than with the application of mineral fertilizer. Our results with respect to earthworm density are similar to those of Wemer and Dindal (1989), who iound 125 earthworms m-2 in com trial plots in iennsylvania following annual manure application of 20 Mg tra-r, and to those of Baker et al (1992) (Lee 1985).…”

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The effect on earthworm abundance and selected soil properties after 14 years of solid cattle manure and NPKMg fertilizer application

Estevez¹,

N’Dayegamiye²,

Coderre³

1996

Can. J. Soil. Sci.

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Long-term manure application could increase soil earthworm abundance in cultivated soils. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of 14 yr (1977–1991) of manure and NPKMg fertilizer on earthworm populations, soil structural stability, N mineralization (NO3) and biological activity (CO2) on a Le Bras clay loam (Humic Gleysol) situated at St-Lambert, Quebec. The field experiment, in a split-plot design, consisted of two manure rates (0 Mg, 20 Mg ha−1) as principal treatments with secondary treatments receiving mineral fertilizer (NPKMg) and a control. These treatments were carried out over a 4-yr crop rotation of silage corn, (Zea mays L.), wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) and canola (Brassica campestris L.). Soil and earthworm sampling was done in fall 1991 under corn. Compared to mineral fertilizer treatment, long-term application of manure increased earthworm populations. However the interaction between the treatments of mineral fertilizer and of manure was not significant. Of the earthworms extracted by formalin and hand sorting, Aporrectodea genus was dominant in soil, representing 98–100% of the population. Several Allolobophora chlorotica and Lumbricus juveniles from the genus Lumbricus were found only in manured plots. Soil water stable aggregates and biological activity (CO2) were both increased by manure application. Mineral fertilizer application had no significant effect. A strong correlation was obtained only between earthworm abundance and biological activity (CO2). The results indicate that 14 yr application of solid cattle manure improved soil earthworm populations and diversity, biological activity (CO2) and structural stability compared to fertilizer treatments and the control. Key words: Earthworms, Aporrectodea turgida, manure, mineral fertilizer, organic matter, biological activity (CO2), N mineralization potential (NO3), water-stable aggregates

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The effect on earthworm abundance and selected soil properties after 14 years of solid cattle manure and NPKMg fertilizer application

Estevez¹,

N’Dayegamiye²,

Coderre³

1996

Can. J. Soil. Sci.

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“…A study related to sewage sludge application on agricultural soils showed an increase in the abundance of Collembola [50], Carabidae [51], Oligochaeta [52], soil nematodes [53] and Arachnida [53]. In some cases, the application of sewage sludge to agricultural land can bring toxic substances that, accumulating in the soil, reach potentially toxic levels for soil fauna [53].…”

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Soil Fauna Diversity - Function, Soil Degradation, Biological Indices, Soil Restoration

Menta¹

2012

Biodiversity Conservation and Utilization in a Diverse World

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“…In addition, intensively cultivated areas are not favourable for the fossorial fauna such as voles and earthworms. Mechanical exploitation has an impact as ploughing destroys voles and earthworms (Cuendet & Ducommun, 1990) and the weight of the tractors compacts the earth, which is not favourable for earthworm activity. Again, the mid-mountainous area is the most suitable for intensive cultivation and therefore potentially not favourable to voles and earthworms.…”

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Exploitation of food resources by badgers ( Meles meles ) in the Swiss Jura Mountains

2005

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In our study three badger Meles meles populations separated by only a few km but subjected to different environmental conditions were compared. Differences are especially marked for climatic factors, the three areas being located at different altitudes, and for intensivity of soil use by people. The diet of the three populations was significantly different, with one or two dominant items in each area: mammals and cereals in the mountain, maize in the mid-mountain and in the lowland areas. In the most intensively cultivated area, maize was the most consumed item in autumn and spring, several months after harvesting. Earthworms had only a secondary importance in the diet in the mountainous area, but were negligible in the mid-mountain and lowland areas. Soil management seemed to play a preponderant role, mostly owing to soil quality and topography. Climate seemed to have a secondary effect only.

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Peuplement lombriciens et activité de surface en relation avec les boues d'épuration et autres fumures

Abstract: Peuplements lombriciens et activité de surface en relation avec les boues d'épuration et autres fumures * par

Cited by 10 publications

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The effect on earthworm abundance and selected soil properties after 14 years of solid cattle manure and NPKMg fertilizer application

The effect on earthworm abundance and selected soil properties after 14 years of solid cattle manure and NPKMg fertilizer application

Soil Fauna Diversity - Function, Soil Degradation, Biological Indices, Soil Restoration

Exploitation of food resources by badgers ( Meles meles ) in the Swiss Jura Mountains

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