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Earthworm activity and soil structure changes due to organic enrichments in vineyard systems
- Source :
- Biology and Fertility of Soils, Biology and Fertility of Soils, Springer Verlag, 1998, 27 (4), pp.417-424. ⟨10.1007/s003740050452⟩, Biology and Fertility of Soils, 1998, 27 (4), pp.417-424. ⟨10.1007/s003740050452⟩
- Publication Year :
- 1998
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 1998.
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Abstract
- The effect of organic enrichment on earthworm activity and soil structure was studied in two French vineyards, by comparing control and test plots. In each vineyard the organic matter quantitatively increased the abundance and biomass of the earthworm community. These increases were associated with a higher level of species diversity and a higher evenness corresponding to the development of endogeic community. These earthworm community changes were associated with an increase in granular bioturbated areas and in macroporosity in the top soil layer. The micromorphological approach incorporated an original process of image analysis which appeared to be an appropriate method for characterizing pore morphology in this study. The pores when characterized by their size and shape could be related to ecological groups and growth stages of earthworms.
- Subjects :
- vignoble
lombricien
[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]
Soil biology
structure du sol
Soil Science
cultural soil types
vineyard
analyse d'image
010501 environmental sciences
01 natural sciences
Microbiology
Vineyard
Soil management
sol de culture
invertébré
Organic matter
earthworm
organic matter
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
chemistry.chemical_classification
Topsoil
biology
Ecology
Earthworm
morphologie du sol
VER DE TERRE
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
15. Life on land
invertebrates
biology.organism_classification
Soil structure
Agronomy
chemistry
matière organique
040103 agronomy & agriculture
0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries
Environmental science
Species evenness
soil structure
Agronomy and Crop Science
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14320789 and 01782762
- Volume :
- 27
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Biology and Fertility of Soils
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5aec3c6efcd7c3edf032cc4cb789049f