Earthworm and termite diversity were studied in 12 long-term agricultural field trials across the sub-humid to semi-arid tropical zones of Eastern and Western Africa. In each trial, treatments with high and low soil organic C were chosen to represent contrasts in long-term soil management effects...
Ayuke, Fredrick O.
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Pulleman, M
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Goede, Ron G.M. de
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Six, Johan
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Csuzdi, C.
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Brussaard, Lijbert
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[Agricultural management affects earthworm and termite diversity across humid to semi-arid tropical zones]
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Agricultural management affects earthworm and termite diversity across humid to semi-arid tropical zones
Noguera, Diana
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Barot, Sébastien
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Laossi, Kam-Rigne
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Cardoso Arango, Juan Andrés
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Lavelle, Patrick M.
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Cruz de Carvalho, M.H.
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[Biochar but not earthworms enhances rice growth through increased protein turnover]
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Biochar but not earthworms enhances rice growth through increased protein turnover
Fonte, Steven J.
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Quintero, Diana Carolina
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Velásquez, Elena
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Lavelle, Patrick M.
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[Interactive effects of plants and earthworms on the physical stabilization of soil organic matter in aggregates]
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Interactive effects of plants and earthworms on the physical stabilization of soil organic matter in aggregates
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
Paul, Birthe K.
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Pulleman, Mirjam
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Ayuke, Fredrick O.
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Six, Johan
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[Response to G.W. Sileshi’s Letter to the Editor on AGEE13857 (2015): Exclusion of soil macrofauna did not affect soil quality – statistical artefact or true lack of effect?]
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Response to G.W. Sileshi’s Letter to the Editor on AGEE13857 (2015): Exclusion of soil macrofauna did not affect soil quality – statistical artefact or true lack of effect?
Guei, AM
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Okoth, Peter F.
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Tondoh, Jérôme E.
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[Maize growth and production as influenced by earthwormbased integrated soil fertility management in tropical agroecosystems]
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Maize growth and production as influenced by earthwormbased integrated soil fertility management in tropical agroecosystems
Sub-adult individuals of Aporrectodea caliginosa were incubated for 16 weeks under laboratory cultures in a soil treated with 0%, 10% or 50% of a Populus nigra half-decomposed leaves, respectively. Growth was maximum in the 50% organic matter treatment and cocoon production occurred. Average soil...
Zhang, C
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Langlest, R
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Velásquez, E.
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Pando, A
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Brunet, D.
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Dai, J.
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Lavelle, Patrick M.
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[Cast production and NIR spectra signatures of Aporrectodea caliginosa fed soil with different amounts of half-decomposed Populus nigra litter]
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Cast production and NIR spectra signatures of Aporrectodea caliginosa fed soil with different amounts of half-decomposed Populus nigra litter
Soil ecosystem engineers are major actors of soil macroaggregation, a process that drives the production of ecosystem services by soils. However, our inability to identify the origins of different types of macroaggregates found in soils is an obstacle to describing and modeling their dynamics and...
Zangerle, A
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Pando, A
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Lavelle, Patrick M.
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[Do earthworms and roots cooperate to build soil macroaggregates? A microcosm experiment]
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Do earthworms and roots cooperate to build soil macroaggregates? A microcosm experiment
Andriuzzi, Walter S.
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Pulleman, Mirjam
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Cluzeau, Daniel
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Pérès, Guénola
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[Comparison of two widely used sampling methods in assessing earthworm community responses to agricultural intensification]
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Comparison of two widely used sampling methods in assessing earthworm community responses to agricultural intensification
Quantification of the spatial and temporal distribution patterns of soil fauna is a relatively new area of research, and has been proposed as the key to understanding the high diversity typical of soil fauna communities. Field research on the relationships among the spatial distribution patterns ...
Pauli, N.
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Oberthür, Thomas
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Barrios, E.
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Conacher, A.
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[Fine-scale spatial and temporal variation in earth worm surface casting activity in agroforestry fields, western Honduras]
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Fine-scale spatial and temporal variation in earth worm surface casting activity in agroforestry fields, western Honduras