Factors Affecting the Abundance of Earthworms in Soils

By J. Curry. 2004

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Oceanography

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Earthworm populations in relation to soil organic matter dynamics and management in California tomato cropping systems (2009, background): “…between bare fallow management and conventional agricultural practices offers the possibility that lower earthworm populations observed in the bare fallow systems may also result from the use of harmful chemical inputs (Curry, 2004), in addition to differences in tillage and residue handling.”
Effect of tillage on earthworms over short- and medium-term in conventional and organic farming (2014, background): “All rights reserved. due to soil tillage depends on tillage intensity (Chan, 2001; Curry, 2004) and may be higher under root than cereal crops (Curry et al., 2002).”
Interactions of an introduced shrub and introduced earthworms in an Illinois urban woodland: impact on leaf litter decomposition. (2007, background): “Generally fresh litter has lower palatability for earthworms than aged litter (Curry, 2004).”
Plant community impacts on the structure of earthworm communities depend on season and change with time. (2009, background): “Much of the litter input into soil is poor in nutrients, foremost that of grasses, thereby limiting earthworm performance due to low N availability (Curry, 2004; Curry and Schmidt, 2007).”
The functional role of soil seed banks in natural communities. (2014, background): “Since earthworm abundance and activity is not equal among soil types and specifically depends on temperature, moisture and acidity (Curry, 2004), their interaction with seeds is likely to create heterogeneity among sites in seed persistence.”
Impact of Two Different Biochars on Earthworm Growth and Survival (2010, background): “The toxicity of animal manures to earthworms has been attributed to ammonia or ammonia salt contents [31-33], although negative effects of some ammonium salts such as ammonium sulfate were probably linked to soil acidification [31],”