An overview of some tillage impacts on earthworm population abundance and diversity — implications for functioning in soils

By K. Chan. 2001

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Soil Science

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Earthworm populations in relation to soil organic matter dynamics and management in California tomato cropping systems (2009, background): “Although the largely endogeic species encountered in our survey might actually be favored at low levels of tillage according to Chan (2001), we speculate that the relatively high intensity of tillage applied to these tomato systems (up to 10 passes year 1; see Table 1), in addition to differences…”
Earthworm populations and growth rates related to long-term crop residue and tillage management (2009, background): “In general, CT systems have 2–9 times fewer earthworms than in NT systems (Chan, 2001).”
Influence of reduced tillage on earthworm and microbial communities under organic arable farming (2013, background): “and consequently less direct abrasive effects on especially largebodied earthworms (Chan 2001).”
Biological Control of Insect Pests in Agroecosystems: Effects of Crop Management, Farming Systems, and Seminatural Habitats at the Landscape Scale: A Review (2010, background): “Soil tillage has been shown to reduce significantly the abundance of various invertebrates, such as epigeic earthworms (Chan, 2001) and springtails (Petersen, 2002), which may serve as an alternative prey for many polyphagous predators.”
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).”
Linking soil properties and nematode community composition: effects of soil management on soil food webs (2006, background): “Thus, earthworms are usually more abundant in non-tilled than in tilled soils, although some species react positively to tillage due to the rapid incorporation of organic matter into the soil (Chan, 2001). In a review of tillage effects on soil organisms, Wardle (1995) reported that bacterial-feedin”
The environmental consequences of adopting conservation tillage in Europe: reviewing the evidence (2004, background): “There is considerable evidence that earthworm populations are directly influenced by soil tillage, but the impact varies between species and according to the soil factors, climatic conditions and type of tillage (Chan, 2001).”
The Effect of Tillage System and Crop Rotation on Soil Microbial Diversity and Composition in a Subtropical Acrisol (2012, background): “Tillage typically involves complete removal of vegetation followed by plantings often designed to completely switch the crop cover from the previous year and this process increases soil erosion and degradation, which triggers many changes in the soil community composition [1–5].”
Agroecosystem management and biotic interactions: a review (2011, background): “Thus, soil tillage, particularly ploughing, is clearly the technique with the strongest impact on earthworm populations (Chan 2001).”