Soil invertebrates as ecosystem engineers: Intended and accidental effects on soil and feedback loops

Jouquet, Pascal; Dauber, Jens; Lagerlöf, Jan; Lavelle, Patrick; Lepage, Michel

doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2005.07.004

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“…Estos organismos promueven la aeración e infiltración del suelo con sus galerías e intervienen en la estructura al producir pequeños o grandes agregados, dando lugar a que la materia orgá-nica se estabilice en sus excretas (turrículos) y que se promueva la disponibilidad de materia orgánica y nutrientes para otros organismos del suelo (Jouquet et al 2006, Edwards & Bohlen 1996, Brown et al 1999, Bouché, 1984. La presencia de oligoquetos en los ecosistemas pueden indicar fertilidad del suelo, ya que estos organismos transportan, mezclan y entierran los residuos vegetales de la superficie al interior del suelo (Lavelle & Spain 2001, Huerta et al 2007a, Huerta et al 2007b.…”

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Pontoscolex corethrurus (Annelida: Oligochaeta) indicador de la calidad del suelo en sitios de Eucalyptus grandis (Myrtacea) con manejo tumba y quema

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Pontoscolex corethrurus (Annelidae: Oligochaeta) soil quality indicator in Eucalyptus grandis (Myrtacea) sites with slash and burn management. Soil burning has been used in agricultural and forestry systems as a fundamental technique to clean the land and add some nutrients to the soil. In addition, earthworms are known to promote various soil functions since they contribute to aeration and organic matter and nutrients availability to other soil organisms. This study evaluated the effects of tropical forest crops management with presence-absence of Eucalyptus grandis on earthworm population in Huimanquillo, Tabasco, Mexico. Three sites (average area of 1-1.5ha each) with different management conditions were considered for soil and earthworm sampling (two depths and six replicates): without vegetation (SV) and recent slash-burned (38 days), forest crops of five years of production of E. grandis (Euc), and secondary vegetation of 15 years (Acah). Soil physico-chemical properties (apparent density, humidity, texture, pH, Ntot, OM, P, K, cationic capacity) were also evaluated, and earthworms were collected at the end of the rainy season (august-october 2007). We found that the sites soil is an acrisol acid, with pH 3.0-4.5 in the first 30cm depth. Organic matter content (OM) and total nitrogen (Ntot) in the recently burned sites were significantly lower (6-8% y 0.19-0.22%, respectively) than in sites with vegetation (OM=9-11%; el Ntot=0.27-0.33%). Only one species (P. corethrurus) was found in all the sampled areas, where most of the individuals were at juvenile stage (80%). The highest densities and biomass were found in Euc. treatment (166.4ind/m 2 y 36.8g/m 2 ) followed by Acah (138.7ind/m 2 y 19.1g/m 2 respectively), while the SV treatment showed of about an 80% reduced earthworm populations when compared to other treatments. Even though 15 years have passed over the secondary vegetation (Acah) still some perturbations were observed as the low abundance of the oligochaeta group. We concluded that the management used to culture E. grandis produces negative effects over the abundance and diversity of earthworms and soil nutrient availability. Rev. Biol. Trop. 60 (4): 1543-1552. Epub 2012 December 01.

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Pontoscolex corethrurus (Annelida: Oligochaeta) indicador de la calidad del suelo en sitios de Eucalyptus grandis (Myrtacea) con manejo tumba y quema

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“…Both groups are major ecosystem engineers (Jones et al 1994) and affect soil properties and resource availability by their nest building, feeding and foraging (e.g. Folgarait 1998;Lavelle and Spain 2001;Jouquet et al 2006). Given the major roles of ants and termites in ecosystem function it is likely that functioning and resilience of both rain forest and oil palm plantation ecosystems will be affected by the abundance and composition of ant and termite assemblages (Naeem et al 1994, Bihn et al 2010.…”

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Functional structure of ant and termite assemblages in old growth forest, logged forest and oil palm plantation in Malaysian Borneo

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Forested tropical landscapes around the world are being extensively logged and converted to agriculture, with serious consequences for biodiversity and potentially ecosystem functioning. Here we investigate associations between habitat disturbance and functional diversity of ants and termites-two numerically dominant and functionally important taxa in tropical rain forests that perform key roles in predation, decomposition, nutrient cycling and seed dispersal. We compared ant and termite occurrence and composition within standardised volumes of soil and dead wood in old growth forest, logged forest and oil palm plantation in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Termites occurred substantially less frequently in converted habitats than in old growth forest, whereas ant occurrences were highest in logged forest and lowest in old growth forest. All termite feeding groups had low occurrence in disturbed habitats, with soil feeders occurring even less frequently 123Biodivers Conserv (2014) 23:2817-2832 DOI 10.1007/s10531-014-0750-2 than wood feeders. Ant functional groups showed more variable associations, with some opportunist and behaviourally dominant groups being more abundant in degraded habitats. The importance of ants and termites in tropical ecosystems and such differing patterns of assemblage variation suggest that ecosystem functioning may be significantly altered in converted habitats.

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“…As soil engineers (Jones et al, 1994;Lavelle et al, 2006), earthworms contribute significantly to the formation and the maintenance of the soil structure which positively influence physicochemical properties of soils (Jouquet et al, 2006;Lavelle et al, 2006;Blouin et al, 2013). In urban soils from temperate regions, endogeic earthworms (Bouché, 1977)arehighlydi-verse (Schlaghamerský and Pižl, 2009;Glasstetter, 2012).…”

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Effects of endogeic earthworms on the soil organic matter dynamics and the soil structure in urban and alluvial soil materials

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Soil invertebrates as ecosystem engineers: Intended and accidental effects on soil and feedback loops

Cited by 554 publications

References 46 publications

Pontoscolex corethrurus (Annelida: Oligochaeta) indicador de la calidad del suelo en sitios de Eucalyptus grandis (Myrtacea) con manejo tumba y quema

Pontoscolex corethrurus (Annelida: Oligochaeta) indicador de la calidad del suelo en sitios de Eucalyptus grandis (Myrtacea) con manejo tumba y quema

Functional structure of ant and termite assemblages in old growth forest, logged forest and oil palm plantation in Malaysian Borneo

Effects of endogeic earthworms on the soil organic matter dynamics and the soil structure in urban and alluvial soil materials

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