Assessment of relationships between earthworms and soil abiotic and biotic factors as a tool in sustainable agricultural

R Kanianska, J Jaďuďová, J Makovníková, M Kizeková - Sustainability, 2016 - mdpi.com
Earthworms are a major component of soil fauna communities. They influence soil chemical,
biological, and physical processes and vice versa, their abundance and diversity are …

Earthworm populations are stable in temperate agricultural soils receiving wood-based biochar

JK Whalen, H Benslim - Pedosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The application of decomposable organic residues such as manure and crop litter is
generally beneficial to earthworms. There is an emerging interest in applying biochar, a …

The impact of multiple agricultural land uses in sustaining earthworm communities in agroecosystems-A global meta-analysis

B Betancur-Corredor, A Zaitsev, DJ Russell - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The impact of agricultural land use on biodiversity has been extensively examined through
efforts to synthesize available data. Nevertheless, there is still a lack of a thorough synthesis …

[HTML][HTML] Earthworm abundance and diversity in response to intensive crop management in organic field crop farms of southern Quebec, Canada

S Lavergne, C Halde, DH Lynch - Applied Soil Ecology, 2025 - Elsevier
Earthworms are identified as soil engineers as they play a key role in soil health, influencing
soil structure and short-term soil organic carbon dynamics. Their abundance and diversity …

[HTML][HTML] Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) in Agricultural Land Use Systems in Subtropical Environments

MG Rosa, JCP Santos, AD Brescovit… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Changes in land use management in agricultural areas can affect the biodiversity of spider
families. This study aimed to evaluate spider diversity in different land use systems with …

Influence of different Eucalyptus hybrids on soil macrofauna

VS Gomes, PAB Barreto-Garcia, RN Scoriza… - Anais da Academia …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
The present work aimed to evaluate the influence of different eucalyptus hybrids on the
edaphic macrofauna community. It is hypothesized that the density and diversity of edaphic …

Earthworms did not increase long-term nitrous oxide fluxes in perennial forage and riparian buffer ecosystems

L Ejack, ML Kernecker, R Prieto, C Chen, S Gul… - Pedobiologia, 2021 - Elsevier
Many laboratory and mesocosm studies have demonstrated that earthworms influence
nitrogen (N) cycling reactions and produce nitrous oxide (N 2 O) in well-aerated soils, but …

Variation of soil microbial and earthworm communities along an agricultural transect with tree windbreak

M Rivest, JK Whalen, D Rivest - Agroforestry Systems, 2020 - Springer
Windbreaks are among the most widespread agroforestry systems in the temperate biome.
Tree windbreaks are expected to have unique soil properties and biotic communities …

[PDF][PDF] Agricultural Land Management for Public Goods Delivery: iCASP Evidence Review on Soil Health

PJ Chapman, S Eze, S de Bell… - Yorkshire Integrated …, 2018 - icasp.org.uk
Maintaining and improving soil health is essential for the future sustainability of agriculture
and the delivery of environmental public goods, such as managing flood risk, mitigating …

Concurrent adoption of multiple less intensive practices is essential for effectively preserving earthworm diversity in agroecosystems: a global meta-analysis

B Betancur-Corredor, A Zaitsev, D Russell - 2024 - researchsquare.com
The impact of intensifying land use on biodiversity has been extensively examined through
efforts to synthesize available data. Nevertheless, there is still a lack of a thorough synthesis …