This study was carried out in the Eastern Plains of Colombia and assessed the impact of agricultural intensification on the structure of earthworm communities. Earthworms were hand-sorted in a variety of agroecosystems of increasing intensity, from natural savanna to pastures and annual crops. An...
Decaëns, Thibaud
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Jiménez Jaén, J.J.
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[Earthworm communities under an agricultural intensification gradient in Colombia]
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Earthworm communities under an agricultural intensification gradient in Colombia
Jiménez Jaén, J.J.
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Thomas, Richard J.
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[El arado natural: las comunidades de macroinvertebrados del suelo en las sabanas neotropicales de Colombia]
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El arado natural: las comunidades de macroinvertebrados del suelo en las sabanas neotropicales de Colombia
Jiménez Jaén, J.J.
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Decaëns, Thibaud
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Thomas, Richard J.
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Lavelle, Patrick M.
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[Soil macrofauna: an available but little-known natural resources]
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Soil macrofauna: an available but little-known natural resources
The effects of different types of land management on the soil macroinvertebrate communities on acid soil savannas of Colombia have been assessed using the Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Program (TSBF) methodology. Invertebrates were identified among broad taxonomic units, TU (Orders or Famil...
Decaëns, Thibaud
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Lavelle, Patrick M.
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Jiménez Jaén, J.J.
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Escobar, G.
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Rippstein, G
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Schneidmadl, J
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Sanz Scovino, José Ignacio
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Hoyos, P.
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Thomas, Richard J.
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[Impact of land management on soil macrofauna in the Eastern plains of Colombia]
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Impact of land management on soil macrofauna in the Eastern plains of Colombia
The vertical distribution of native earthworm species from natural and disturbed savannas in the Oxisols of the Colombian Llanos was assessed in a native savanna and in a 17-year-old grazed grass-legume pasture during a period of 17 months. Different patterns of vertical stratification were `Obse...
Jiménez Jaén, J.J.
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Decaëns, Thibaud
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[Vertical distribution of earthworms in grassland soils of the Colombian "Llanos"]
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Vertical distribution of earthworms in grassland soils of the Colombian "Llanos"
Jiménez Jaén, J.J.
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Decaëns, Thibaud
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Thomas, Richard J.
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Mariani, L
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[General conclusions, research highlights, and future needs]
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General conclusions, research highlights, and future needs
Earthworms are considered soil ecosystem engineers that play an important role in soil organic matter dynamics and physical structure. Due to both their size and activities these organisms can accelerate the decomposition and mineralization of organic matter by reducing the size of residues to pa...
Jiménez Jaén, J.J.
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Cepeda, A
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Friesen, Dennis K.
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Decaëns, Thibaud
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Oberson, Astrid
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[Phosphorus availability in casts of an anecic savanna earthworms in Colombian oxisol]
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Phosphorus availability in casts of an anecic savanna earthworms in Colombian oxisol
Jiménez Jaén, J.J.
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Barrios, E.
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Lavelle, Patrick M.
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Decaëns, Thibaud
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[Harnessing the biological plows of the soil: soil macrofauna communities]
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Harnessing the biological plows of the soil: soil macrofauna communities
The vertical distribution of native earthworm species from natural and disturbed savannas in the Oxisols of the Colombian Llanos was assessed in a native savanna and in a 17-year-old grazed grass-legume pasture during a period of 17?months. Different patterns of vertical stratification were obser...
Jiménez Jaén, J.J.
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Decaëns, Thibaud
,
[Vertical distribution of earthworms in grassland soils of the Colombian Llanos]
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Vertical distribution of earthworms in grassland soils of the Colombian Llanos
The effect of different types of land management on the soil macrofauna of the savanna has been assesed using the T.S.B.F. method. Macrofauna of the forest and savanna has a high density (4293 and 2830 ind.m(2)) and moderate biomass (13.6 and 15.3 g.m(-2)). Traditional grazing significantly incre...
Decaëns, Thibaud
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Lavelle, Patrick M.
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Jiménez Jaén, J.J.
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Escobar, G.
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Rippstein, G
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[Impact of land management on soil macrofauna in the Oriental Llanos of Colombia]
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Impact of land management on soil macrofauna in the Oriental Llanos of Colombia