A rapidly expanding field, sustainable agriculture aims to produce food and energy for
people today and future generations. The sustainability concept is different in every field; …

Two million tonnes of pesticides are currently used globally to improve crop production, yet
these pesticides induce adverse effects on soil quality and biodiversity. Moreover, less than …

The adoption of less intensive soil cultivation practices is expected to increase earthworm
populations and their contributions to ecosystem functioning. However, conflicting results …

The central importance of soil for the functioning of terrestrial systems is increasingly
recognized. Critically relevant for water quality, climate control, nutrient cycling and …

The interactions of plastics and soil organisms are complex and inconsistent observations
on the effects of plastics on soil organisms have been made in published studies. In this …

No-till (NT) and cover crops (CCs) have been repeatedly recommended for building-up
resilience of agro-ecosystems, enhancing soil biodiversity, and steering efficient nutrients …

Earthworms play a key role in soil carbon mineralization, but their effect is highly uncertain
and suspected to vary as a function of several factors, particularly the earthworm density and …

Sustainable agriculture and agro-ecology justify the need to study and understand the role
played by ecological processes, and soil biodiversity in particular, in agro-ecosystem …

Lumbricids and several species of the genus Amynthas have spread over all continents and
seem to be better competitors than natives in disturbed ecosystems and agricultural fields …

Earthworms can improve sludge dewatering and stabilization in sludge treatment wetlands
(STWs). However, drained water quality in STWs with earthworm addition is not well known …