The response of earthworm communities to farming practices was assessed in 33 farms of the Soummam valley (Algeria). Market gardening was the most intensive practice with frequent tillage (94% farms), application of chemical (94%) and organic (70%) fertilizers and pesticides (70%). Orange tree pl...
Kherbouche, D
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Bernhard-Reversat, F.
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Moali, A
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Lavelle, Patrick M.
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[The effect of crops and farming practices on earthworm communities in Soummam valley, Algeria]
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The effect of crops and farming practices on earthworm communities in Soummam valley, Algeria
Adding biochar to soils and maintaining high earthworm biomasses are potential ways to increase the fertility of tropical soils and the sustainability of crop production in the spirit of agroecology and ecological engineering. However, a thorough functional assessment of biochar effect on plant g...
Noguera, D
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Rondón, Marco Antonio
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Laossi, KR
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Hoyos Villegas, V.
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Lavelle, Patrick M.
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Carvalho, M.H.C. de
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Barot, S
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[Contrasted effect of biochar and earthworms on rice growth and resource allocation in different soils]
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Contrasted effect of biochar and earthworms on rice growth and resource allocation in different soils
The objective of this work was to assess the effects of integrated crop-livestock systems, associated
with two tillage and two fertilization regimes, on the abundance and diversity of the soil macrofauna. Four
different management systems were studied: continuous pasture (mixed grass); continuous...
Marchao, RL
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Lavelle, Patrick M.
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Celini, L
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Balbino, LC
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Vilela, L
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Becquer, T
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[Soil macrofauna under integrated crop-livestock systems in a Brazilian Cerrado Ferralsol]
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Soil macrofauna under integrated crop-livestock systems in a Brazilian Cerrado Ferralsol
Jiménez, J.J.
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Thomas, R.
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Fisher, M.
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Asakawa, N.
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Decaëns, Thibaud
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Lavelle, Patrick M.
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Mariani, L
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[Impacto de los organismos del suelo en la diversidad vegetal y la abundancia: estudio de caso de una especie nativa de lombriz de tierra anécica]
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Impacto de los organismos del suelo en la diversidad vegetal y la abundancia: estudio de caso de una especie nativa de lombriz de tierra anécica
In this study, we investigated the spatial distribution of an earthworm community together with the heterogeneity of selected soil properties in a gallery forest (GF) of the Colombian Llanos . We performed fine-scale spatial variability by intensively sampling 100 points distributed in the nodes...
Jiménez, J.J.
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Decaëns, Thibaud
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Amézquita Collazos, Edgar
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Thomas, Richard J.
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Lavelle, Patrick M.
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[Short range spatial variability of soil physico-chemical variables related to earthworm clustering in a Neotropical gallery forest]
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Short range spatial variability of soil physico-chemical variables related to earthworm clustering in a Neotropical gallery forest
From April to September 1994, macrofauna density, total biomass, and species diversity of earthworms were measured across a range of land use types in the Cabuyal River watershed. The methodology recommended by the Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility (TSBF) Program was used. Macrofauna density, b...
Feijoo Martínez, Alexander
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Knapp, EB
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Lavelle, Patrick M.
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Moreno, Alonso
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[Quantifying soil macrofauna in a Colombian watershed]
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Quantifying soil macrofauna in a Colombian watershed
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
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
,
[Harnessing the biological plows of the soil: soil macrofauna communities]
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Harnessing the biological plows of the soil: soil macrofauna communities
O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito do uso do solo sobre a densidade e a diversidade da macrofauna invertebrada, bem como a relação dessa com atributos químicos do solo em diferentes agroecossistemas. Foram estudados cinco agroecossistemas: sistema ecológico com três anos de adoção (SE...
Lima, S.S. de
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Aquino, A.M. de
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Leite, LFC
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Velásquez, E.
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Lavelle, Patrick M.
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[Relação entre macrofauna edáfica e atributos químicos do solo em diferentes agroecossistemas]
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Relação entre macrofauna edáfica e atributos químicos do solo em diferentes agroecossistemas