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effect of tillage type and cropping system on earthworm communities, macroporosity and water
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earthworms in a single dairy farm in south-eastern Australia. Soil Tillage Res 94(1):75–82
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Nilgiri biosphere reserve, Western Ghats, India. Biodivers Conserv 21(13):3343–3353
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three levels of N fertilizer on a grassland soil environment. Agric Ecosyst Environ 36
(1–2):75–85
Curry JP (2004) Factors affecting the abundance of earthworms in soils. Earthworm Ecol 9:113
De Menezes AB, Prendergast-Miller MT, Macdonald LM, Toscas P, Baker G, Farrell M et al (2018)
Earthworm-induced shifts in microbial diversity in soils with rare versus established invasive
earthworm populations. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 94(5):fiy051
De Wandeler H, Sousa-Silva R, Ampoorter E, Bruelheide H, Carnol M, Dawud SM et al (2016)
Drivers of earthworm incidence and abundance across European forests. Soil Biol Biochem
99:167–178
Dewi WS, Senge M (2015) Earthworm diversity and ecosystem services under threat. Rev Agric Sci
3:25–35
Duiker S, Stehouwer R (2008) Earthworms. Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, University Park, PA
Ebewore SO, Ovharhe OJ (2016) Crop farmers’ perception of the role of earthworm in soil
improvement in delta state, Nigeria. Sch J Agric Vet Sci 3(1):72–78
Edwards CA (1998) The use of earthworms in the breakdown and management of organic wastes.
In: Earthworm ecology. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL, pp 327–354
Edwards CA, Bohlen PJ (1996) Biology and ecology of earthworms, 3rd edn. Chapman & Hall,
London
Edwards CA, Dominguez J, Neuhauser EF (1998) Growth and reproduction of Perionyx excavatus
(Perr.) (Megascolecidae) as factors in organic waste management. Biol Fertil Soils 27
(2):155–161
Eggleton P, Inward K, Smith J, Jones DT, Sherlock E (2009) A six year study of earthworm
(Lumbricidae) populations in pasture woodland in southern England shows their responses to
soil temperature and soil moisture. Soil Biol Biochem 41(9):1857–1865
El-Duweini AK, Ghabbour SI (1965) Population density and biomass of earthworms in different
types of Egyptian soils. J Appl Ecol 2:271–287
346
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écologique et animale 72(2), special number
Bouche MB (1977) Strategies lombriciennes. In: Lohm U, Persson T (eds) Soil organisms as
components of ecosystems, vol 25. Biol. Bull., Stockholm, pp 122–132
Briones MJI, Schmidt O (2017) Conventional tillage decreases the abundance and biomass of
earthworms and alters their community structure in a global meta-analysis. Glob Chang Biol 23
(10):4396–4419
Brose U, Dunne JA, Montoya JM, Petchey OL, Schneider FD, Jacob U (2012) Climate change in
size-structured ecosystems. Phil Trans R Soc B 367:2903–2912
Brown GG (1995) How do earthworms affect microfloral and faunal community diversity? Plant
Soil 170(1):209–231
Brown GG, Edwards CA, Brussaard L (2004) How earthworms affect plant growth: burrowing into
the mechanisms. Earthworm Ecol 2:13–49
Butt KR (1993) Reproduction and growth of three deep-burrowing earthworms (Lumbricidae) in
laboratory culture in order to assess production for soil restoration. Biol Fertil Soils 16
(2):135–138
Campana C, Gauvin S, Ponge JF (2002) Influence of ground cover on earthworm communities in an
unmanaged beech forest: linear gradient studies. Eur J Soil Biol 38(2):213–224
Capowiez Y, Cadoux S, Bouchant P, Ruy S, Roger-Estrade J, Richard G, Boizard H (2009) The
effect of tillage type and cropping system on earthworm communities, macroporosity and water
infiltration. Soil Tillage Res 105(2):209–216
Chan KY, Barchia I (2007) Soil compaction controls the abundance, biomass and distribution of
earthworms in a single dairy farm in south-eastern Australia. Soil Tillage Res 94(1):75–82
Chandran MS, Sujatha S, Mohan M, Julka JM, Ramasamy EV (2012) Earthworm diversity at
Nilgiri biosphere reserve, Western Ghats, India. Biodivers Conserv 21(13):3343–3353
Clements RO, Murray PJ, Sturdy RG (1991) The impact of 20 years’ absence of earthworms and
three levels of N fertilizer on a grassland soil environment. Agric Ecosyst Environ 36
(1–2):75–85
Curry JP (2004) Factors affecting the abundance of earthworms in soils. Earthworm Ecol 9:113
De Menezes AB, Prendergast-Miller MT, Macdonald LM, Toscas P, Baker G, Farrell M et al (2018)
Earthworm-induced shifts in microbial diversity in soils with rare versus established invasive
earthworm populations. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 94(5):fiy051
De Wandeler H, Sousa-Silva R, Ampoorter E, Bruelheide H, Carnol M, Dawud SM et al (2016)
Drivers of earthworm incidence and abundance across European forests. Soil Biol Biochem
99:167–178
Dewi WS, Senge M (2015) Earthworm diversity and ecosystem services under threat. Rev Agric Sci
3:25–35
Duiker S, Stehouwer R (2008) Earthworms. Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, University Park, PA
Ebewore SO, Ovharhe OJ (2016) Crop farmers’ perception of the role of earthworm in soil
improvement in delta state, Nigeria. Sch J Agric Vet Sci 3(1):72–78
Edwards CA (1998) The use of earthworms in the breakdown and management of organic wastes.
In: Earthworm ecology. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL, pp 327–354
Edwards CA, Bohlen PJ (1996) Biology and ecology of earthworms, 3rd edn. Chapman & Hall,
London
Edwards CA, Dominguez J, Neuhauser EF (1998) Growth and reproduction of Perionyx excavatus
(Perr.) (Megascolecidae) as factors in organic waste management. Biol Fertil Soils 27
(2):155–161
Eggleton P, Inward K, Smith J, Jones DT, Sherlock E (2009) A six year study of earthworm
(Lumbricidae) populations in pasture woodland in southern England shows their responses to
soil temperature and soil moisture. Soil Biol Biochem 41(9):1857–1865
El-Duweini AK, Ghabbour SI (1965) Population density and biomass of earthworms in different
types of Egyptian soils. J Appl Ecol 2:271–287
346
S. Singh et al.