Effects on earthworm populations of reducing pesticide use in arable crop rotations

Tarrant, Katherine A.; Field, S.A.; Langton, S. D.; Hart, Andrew

doi:10.1016/s0038-0717(96)00191-5

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“…Many factors can influence the presence and the abundance of invertebrates on agricultural land. Although the effects of insecticides and herbicides on invertebrates have been well documented (Aebischer 1990, Campbell et al . 1997, Tarrant et al .…”

Section: Non‐inversion Tillage (Nit)mentioning

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Non‐inversion tillage and farmland birds: a review with special reference to the UK and Europe

Cunningham¹,

Chaney²,

Bradbury³

et al. 2004

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This paper reviews the current knowledge of the effects of non-inversion tillage (NIT) on farmland birds and their food resources. NIT is a method of establishing a crop without using a mouldboard plough and is becoming increasingly popular in the UK. NIT generally disturbs the soil to shallower depths than conventional tillage and is therefore expected to have beneficial effects on biodiversity on arable land as compared with mouldboard ploughing. The diets of farmland birds change throughout the year, and many species take invertebrates over the breeding season. Seeds are also important for many species of farmland birds throughout the year and especially over the winter months. The effects of NIT on these farmland bird food resources, in particular ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae), spiders (Arachnida: Araneae), earthworms (Annelida) and seeds (arable weeds and cereal crops) are reviewed.

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Section: Non‐inversion Tillage (Nit)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Non‐inversion tillage and farmland birds: a review with special reference to the UK and Europe

Cunningham¹,

Chaney²,

Bradbury³

et al. 2004

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“…Although 50% pesticide reduction after 2 years is not well marked by earthworms in a 6-year rotation in England, the comparison had been made considering very different locations and farms located in different soil classes (Tarrant et al, 1997). Although 50% pesticide reduction after 2 years is not well marked by earthworms in a 6-year rotation in England, the comparison had been made considering very different locations and farms located in different soil classes (Tarrant et al, 1997).…”

Section: Assessing Farming Sustainability: Organic Versus Conventionamentioning

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The role of earthworms for assessment of sustainability and as bioindicators

Paoletti¹

1999

Invertebrate Biodiversity as Bioindicators of Sustainable Landscapes

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Earthworms, which inhabit soils and litter layers in most landscapes, can offer an important tool to evaluate different environmental transformations and impacts. Agricultural landscapes, urban and industrialized habitats have some earthworms that represent interesting indicators to monitor different contaminations, to assess different farming practices and different landscape structures and transformations. Species number, abundance and biomass can give easily measurable elements. Ecological guilds can help in comparing different environments.Taxonomy is relatively well known, at least in temperate areas, where species identification is in general easily solved. CD-ROM based programs facilitate rapid identification of collected specimens.The substantial amount of research carried out on these invertebrates has made these soil organisms more promising for further improved and accurate work in assessing sustainability of different environments. In most cases earthworm biomass or abundance can offer a valuable tool to assess different environmental impacts such as tillage operations, soil pollution, different agricultural input, trampling, industrial plant pollution, etc. In rural environments different farming systems can be assessed using earthworm biomass and numbers.

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“…Indirect effects of tillage acting to reduce earthworm populations include predation by birds after earthworms are brought to the soil surface, loss of insulating cover on the soil surface, loss of organic matter due to increased rate of decomposition, and redistribution of organic matter through the soil profile (Edwards and Bohlen, 1996). Reports of earthworm responses to pesticides and fertilizers vary widely from low response (Mosleh et al, 2003;Tarrant et al, 1997;Heimbach, 1997) to high response (Bustos-Obregn and Goichea, 2002;Mosleh et al, 2003) depending on earthworm species, chemical inputs and concentrations, environmental conditions and earthworm parameter studied.…”

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Comparing nematode and earthworm communities under combinations of conventional and conservation vegetable production practices

Overstreet

Hoyt

Imbriani

2010

Soil and Tillage Research

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Effects on earthworm populations of reducing pesticide use in arable crop rotations

Cited by 20 publications

References 2 publications

Non‐inversion tillage and farmland birds: a review with special reference to the UK and Europe

Non‐inversion tillage and farmland birds: a review with special reference to the UK and Europe

The role of earthworms for assessment of sustainability and as bioindicators

Comparing nematode and earthworm communities under combinations of conventional and conservation vegetable production practices

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