Effects of animals on soil

Hole, Frank

doi:10.1016/0016-7061(81)90008-2

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“…Darwin's earthworms built small mounded middens around their burrow entrances consisting of fine mineral and soil particles brought from below ground. Other animals that live and burrow in the ground, such as ants, rodents, termites, beetles, and wasps, also contribute to vertical redistribution of soil material (see reviews by Thorp, 1949;Wood and Johnson, 1978;Hole, 1981). A net effect of all this activity is to build up soil and sedimentary particles over items too large to be ingested or carried.…”

Section: Formation Of Size-sorted Biomantlesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The good earthworm: How natural processes preserve upland Archaic archaeological sites of western Illinois, U.S.A.

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2002

Geoarchaeology

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In western Illinois, many soil profiles developed into upland loess deposits (Peoria Silt) contain Archaic period artifacts greater than 3500 yr B.P. in stone zones below plow level. For artifacts in prairie and prairie-forest transition soils (not forest soils), depth distribution curves suggest they were buried in biomantles by small soil fauna. Artifacts of sizes archaeologists routinely collect generally move down while retaining fine-scale horizontal integrity. The process results in stratigraphic separation of Archaic and Woodland period components that otherwise would commingle at the surface. The characteristic distribution of known upland sites, narrowly rimming stream valley headwaters, reflects incomplete burial of materials on steeper forested slopes. On adjacent gently sloping upper shoulder segments of valleys where grassy cover more strongly influences soil development (and by inference on broad level uplands where true prairie soils occur), Archaic artifacts will be buried in the biomantle and go undetected by surface surveyors. ᭧

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Section: Formation Of Size-sorted Biomantlesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The good earthworm: How natural processes preserve upland Archaic archaeological sites of western Illinois, U.S.A.

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2002

Geoarchaeology

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“…• Fungi and bacteria do not play the same role in the decomposition process (Hole, 1981;Fitter and Garbaye, 1994;Straatsma et al, 1994;Boddy and Watkinson, 1995;Schröter et al, 2003;Castellano et al, 2015;Geisen, 2016;Khan et al, 2016). In general, the higher the C/N ratio, the higher the lignin content of the remains and the more the process is led by fungi in acid conditions; low C/N and low lignin content are on the contrary favourable to bacteria in neutral or alkaline conditions.…”

Section: Manure Humus Systems: Techno Humus Systems With Soil Createdmentioning

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Humusica 2, article 16: Techno humus systems and recycling of waste

Zanella

Ponge

Guercini

et al. 2018

Applied Soil Ecology

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Techno humus systems correspond to man-made topsoils under prominent man influence. They may be purposely\ud conceived for supporting agricultural activities or dumping of waste products, sometimes abandoned to\ud an unknown evolution. Both categories needed a more scientific frame. This is the reason we classified them as\ud morpho-functional humus systems. Improving agricultural soils with organic waste products is an ancestral\ud practice. We present four examples of techno humus systems purposely created for supporting plant growth.\ud Considering a simple home-made composting pile, we give a few basic notions about the biological functioning\ud of these artificial humus systems. Humipedon functioning and structuration are similar to those observed in\ud natural humus systems. Using even animal manure, we illustrate how to manage larger compost piles of waste\ud for application in farming areas. Composting waste that contains animal proteins needs a more careful measurement\ud of the temperature of the pile and a longer period of elevated temperature in the core of the pile.\ud Mulching of pruning residues is presented in a large urban context. The use of mulch must take into account\ud quality and composition of woody material. The lack of nutrients in some residues has to be compensated by a\ud moderate use of appropriate mineral fertilizers. Municipal solid waste, anaerobic digestion residues (grape remains)\ud and spent mushroom compost, eventually mixed with mineral fertilizers, have been tested in horticulture.\ud Benefits and drawbacks are listed for each experiment, with the evolution of carbon storage along 8\ud years of horticultural practice. Finally, we present an example of “dump” humus system. Mine tailing wastes\ud represent a huge problem in many countries. Pointing on their microbial activity, we show that they must be\ud seen as manageable living humipedons, not as piles of inert rocky material

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“…In apedal soils, biochannels play a major role in the spatial distribution of redox condition as they can serve as centres of oxidation as well as reduction (Hole, 1981). The organic remains of dead plant roots provide nutrients for microbes which increases their activity and results in oxygen depletion followed by reducing conditions.…”

Section: Micromorphological Evidence Of Redox Activity In the Soft Plmentioning

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Micromorphological evidence of redox activity in the soft plinthic B horizon of a soil of the Bainsvlei form in an arid bioclimate

Roux

Preez

2008

South African Journal of Plant and Soil

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Effects of animals on soil

Cited by 289 publications

References 38 publications

The good earthworm: How natural processes preserve upland Archaic archaeological sites of western Illinois, U.S.A.

The good earthworm: How natural processes preserve upland Archaic archaeological sites of western Illinois, U.S.A.

Humusica 2, article 16: Techno humus systems and recycling of waste

Micromorphological evidence of redox activity in the soft plinthic B horizon of a soil of the Bainsvlei form in an arid bioclimate

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