Regulation of soil organic matter dynamics and microbial activityin the drilosphere and the role of interactionswith other edaphic functional domains

GG Brown, I Barois, P Lavelle - European journal of soil biology, 2000 - Elsevier
The moment the soil enters into contact with an earthworm, both superficially and internally,
physicochemical and biological changes take place. The drilosphere represents the whole …

Ecosystem engineers in a self-organized soil: a review of concepts and future research questions

P Lavelle, A Spain, M Blouin, G Brown, T Decaëns… - Soil …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Soils are self-organized ecological systems within which organisms interact within a nested
suite of discrete scales. Microorganisms form communities and physical structures at the …

Microplastics in the Terrestrial Ecosystem: Implications for Lumbricus terrestris (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae)

E Huerta Lwanga, H Gertsen, H Gooren… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
Plastic debris is widespread in the environment, but information on the effects of
microplastics on terrestrial fauna is completely lacking. Here, we studied the survival and …

Exposure to nanoplastics disturbs the gut microbiome in the soil oligochaete Enchytraeus crypticus

BK Zhu, YM Fang, D Zhu, P Christie, X Ke… - Environmental Pollution, 2018 - Elsevier
Microplastics are emerging pollutants that have recently aroused considerable concern but
most toxicological studies have focused on marine biota, with little investigation of the …

The effects of high-density polyethylene and polypropylene microplastics on the soil and earthworm Metaphire guillelmi gut microbiota

Y Cheng, W Song, H Tian, K Zhang, B Li, Z Du… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
As an emerging pollutant in terrestrial ecosystem, studies on the effects of microplastics on
the gut microbiota of terrestrial organisms are relatively little even though gut microbiota is …

[图书][B] Communities and ecosystems: linking the aboveground and belowground components (MPB-34)

DA Wardle - 2013 - degruyter.com
Most of the earth's terrestrial species live in the soil. These organisms, which include many
thousands of species of fungi and nematodes, shape aboveground plant and animal life as …

As the worm turns: the earthworm gut as a transient habitat for soil microbial biomes

HL Drake, MA Horn - Annu. Rev. Microbiol., 2007 - annualreviews.org
The gut of the earthworm constitutes a mobile anoxic microzone to which the
microorganisms of aerated soils are subjected. During gut passage, the in situ factors of the …

Vermiculture technology: earthworms, organic wastes, and environmental management

CA Edwards, NQ Arancon, RL Sherman - 2010 - books.google.com
Exploring the dramatic growth and changes in the field of vermicomposting since 1988, this
comprehensive review assesses the advancements made in government-funded projects in …

The Earthworm Gut: an Ideal Habitat for Ingested N2O-Producing Microorganisms

MA Horn, A Schramm, HL Drake - Applied and Environmental …, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
The in vivo production of nitrous oxide (N2O) by earthworms is due to their gut microbiota,
and it is hypothesized that the microenvironment of the gut activates ingested N2O …

Soil aggregation, ecosystem engineers and the C cycle

P Lavelle, A Spain, S Fonte, JC Bedano, E Blanchart… - Acta Oecologica, 2020 - Elsevier
Soil aggregation and its effects on soil C storage have been addressed in thousands of
research articles over the last 40 years. Research has been mostly focused on the …