Surface casting of the tropical Metaphire posthuma increases soil erosion and nitrate leaching in a laboratory experiment

Jouquet, Pascal; Bottinelli, Nicolas; Kerneis, G.; Henry-des-Tureaux, Thierry; Doan, Thuy Thu; Planchon, Olivier; Tran, Toan Duc

doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2013.04.003

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“…The effect of earthworms on soil erosion, however, is not uniform and depends on earthworm species, type of casts, aging and site conditions. For example freshly deposited granular labile casts by tropical eudrilid (Blanchart et al, 2004a) and endogeic earthworm species (Jouquet et al, 2013a) are easily dispersed and can contribute to the formation of surface crusts and increased erosion whereas more stable globular casts produced by Amynthas khami decrease soil erosion. In a field study of Le Bayon and Binet (1999) under temperate climate substantially greater erosion of casts produced by the endogeic A. caliginosa and/or the anecic Lumbricus terrestris following the intense rainfall events occurred under compacted than uncompacted soil.…”

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Pore structure, stability and water repellency of earthworm casts and natural aggregates in loess soil

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Pore structure, stability and water repellency of earthworm casts and natural aggregates in loess soil

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“…Many soil living invertebrates and vertebrates create soil pores and promote infiltration, however, they may increase erosion by bringing loose, easily eroded soil material to the soil surface. Examples include earthworms which are known to boost infiltration (Bouché and Al-Addan, 1997), yet the presence of the earthworm casts on the soil surface may amplify erosion (Chen et al, 2022; Jouquet et al, 2013). Similar observations have been made for other soil burrowing soil invertebrates, including ants (Cerdà and Jurgensen, 2008), termites (Jouquet et al, 2012) and mole crickets (Li et al, 2018).…”

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Soil erosion on arable land: An unresolved global environmental threat

Quinton,

Fiener

2023

Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment

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Rationale and scope: Although soil erosion was recognised as a serious problem in antiquity and research into erosion started in the early 20th century, it remains a substantial problem for agriculture and the environment across the globe. It disrupts agricultural production, threatening food production, increases the severity of floods and droughts and impacts on soil biology and biogeochemical cycling. This review describes the different processes and manifestations of erosion on arable land and the availability of global data. It points out that while there is a good understanding of the processes of erosion, the causes are complex and even if agronomic and landscape solutions are available, their implementation is challenging and needs tailored approaches to account for the specific local socio-economic, political, and institutional contexts.

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“…The results of comprehensive evaluations can directly reflect the effects of soil and water conservation measures [22,44,45]. The order of gray comprehensive evaluation values in the eight conditions was as follows: S1 (0.7593) > S7 (0.6995) > S3 (0.6656) > S8 (0.6516) > S5 (0.6485) > S2 (0.6385) > S4 (0.6377) > S6 (0.6194) ( Table 2).…”

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Evaluation of Vegetation Restoration along an Expressway in a Cold, Arid, and Desertified Area of China

Jia

Sun

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Vegetation restoration plays a significant role in the restoration of expressways in the arid zone of China, but we still do not know which soil and vegetation types are most effective. We investigated soil particle size (SPZ), volume weight of the soil (VWS), soil water content (SWC), total porosity of soil (TP), soil organic matter (SOM), water erosion (WrE), and wind erosion (WdE) of eight sites (S1–S8) and evaluated them using the gray correlation method (GCM). Based on our results, the average SWC of the treatments ranged from 9.6% to 18.8%, following the order S4 > S5 > S8 > S6 > S3 > S7 > S1 > S2. The average SPZ of soils in S1, S2, S4, S5, S6, and S8 was larger, ranging from 0.23 to 0.68 mm, while that of soils in S3 and S7 was smaller, ranging from 0.01 to 0.09 mm. The TP in different treatment areas ranged from 50% to 60%, which is not conducive to soil and water conservation. The SOM levels varied widely among the different soils and were always below the threshold levels established by the second National Soil Census, rendering the soils not suitable for plant growth. The WrE (36–80 t/ha) was greater than the WdE (7–24 t/ha). In general, to achieve high soil and water conservation outcomes in this area, S1 and S7 offered the best protection benefits in terms of soil and water conservation.

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Surface casting of the tropical Metaphire posthuma increases soil erosion and nitrate leaching in a laboratory experiment

Cited by 16 publications

References 24 publications

Pore structure, stability and water repellency of earthworm casts and natural aggregates in loess soil

Pore structure, stability and water repellency of earthworm casts and natural aggregates in loess soil

Soil erosion on arable land: An unresolved global environmental threat

Evaluation of Vegetation Restoration along an Expressway in a Cold, Arid, and Desertified Area of China

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