[en] Earthworm populations are important decomposers contributing to aggregate formation and nutrient cycling processes involving nitrogen cycles, phosphorus and carbon. They are known to influence soil fertility by participating to important processes in soil such as soil structure regulation and organic matter dynamics. Earthworms also modify the microbial communities through digestion, stimulation and dispersion in casts. Consequently, changes in the activities of earthworm communities, as a result of soil management practices, can also be used as indicators of soil fertility and quality. It is therefore important to understand how earthworm communities affect soil dynamics. This review adresses the current state of knowledge on earthworm’s impacts
on soil structure and soil organic matter (carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus) dynamics, with special emphasis on the effects of land management practices on earthworm communities.
Disciplines :
Agriculture & agronomie
Auteur, co-auteur :
Lemtiri, Aboulkacem ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Sciences et technologie de l'environnement > Systèmes Sol-Eau
Colinet, Gilles ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Sciences et technologie de l'environnement > Systèmes Sol-Eau
Alabi, Taofic ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Sciences agronomiques > Entomologie fonctionnelle et évolutive
Cluzeau, Daniel; Université Européenne de Bretagne > UMR CNRS/URennes1 EcoBio. Station Biologique
Zirbes, Lara ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des maladies infectieuses et parasitaires > Epidémiologie et analyse des risques appl. aux sc. vétér.
Haubruge, Eric ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Vice-Recteur de Gembloux Agro Bio Tech
Francis, Frédéric ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Sciences agronomiques > Entomologie fonctionnelle et évolutive
Langue du document :
Anglais
Titre :
Impacts of earthworms on soil components and dynamics. A review
Titre traduit :
[en] Impacts des vers de terre sur les composants et la dynamique du sol
Date de publication/diffusion :
01 mars 2014
Titre du périodique :
Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement
ISSN :
1370-6233
eISSN :
1780-4507
Maison d'édition :
Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux, Gembloux, Belgique
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