19 The objective of this study was to relate earthworm assemblage structure with three 20 different soil use intensities, and to indentify the physical, chemical, and 21 microbiological variables that are associated to the observed differences in earthworm 22 assemblage structure between soils. Three soil uses were evaluated: 1Fifty year old 23 naturalized grasslands, low use intensity; 2Cattle...

The effects of land management including sugarcane, horticultural crops (citrus, avocado and banana), forestry (gum, wattle and pine), kikuyu pasture, native forest and native grassland on the size and composition of the earthworm community on sugarcane estates in northern KwaZulu-Natal was investigated. Earthworm numbers followed the order: burnt sugarcane < trashed sugarcane = grassveld = gum...

18 The objective of this study was to relate the earthworm assemblage structure with three 19 different soil use intensities, and to indentify the physical, chemical, and 20 microbiological soil variables that are associated to the observed differences in the 21 earthworm assemblage structure between soils. Three soil uses were evaluated: 1Fifty 22 year old naturalized grasslands, low use inten...

An experiment was conducted to study the earthworm diversity and its influence on soil enzyme activities in organic, sustainable conventional farming systems state of Puducherry. A total five species namely Drawida willsi, scandens, Lampito mauritii, Perionyx excavates Eudrilus eugeniae were present sites. Four found organic farming. Earthworm diversity, population, dominance, biomass significa...

Noninvasive geophysical methods have a great potential for improving soil-biological studies at field or regional scales: they enable the rapid acquisition of soil information which may help to identify potential habitats for soil biota. A precondition for this application is the existence of close relationships between geophysical measurements and the soil organism of interest. This study was ...

It is known that in vermicomposting soil layer in bedding of the reactor helps in earthworm biomass growth and reproduction but growth is influenced by soil characteristics such as texture, pH, and water holding capacity. The present study was conducted to asses the influence of soils on earthworm biomass growth and reproduction during the vermicomposting of source separated human faeces. The s...

Human alteration of atmospheric composition affects foliar chemistry and has possible implications for the structure and functioning of detrital communities. In this study, we explored the impacts of elevated carbon dioxide and ozone on aspen (Populus tremuloides) leaf litter chemistry, earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris) individual consumption and growth, and springtail (Sinella curviseta) popula...