Earthworm Diversity, Forest Conversion and Agroforestry in Quang Nam Province, Vietnam

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Agroforestry Centreen
cg.contributor.crpForests, Trees and Agroforestryen
cg.coverage.countryVietnamen
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2VNen
cg.coverage.regionSouth-eastern Asiaen
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/land10010036en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2073-445Xen
cg.issue1en
cg.journalLanden
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.volume10en
dc.contributor.authorMulia, R.en
dc.contributor.authorHoang, S.V.en
dc.contributor.authorDinh, V.M.en
dc.contributor.authorDuong, N.B.T.en
dc.contributor.authorNguyen, A.D.en
dc.contributor.authorLam, D.H.en
dc.contributor.authorThi Hoang, D.T.en
dc.contributor.authorNoordwijk, M. vanen
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-17T11:35:57Zen
dc.date.available2021-10-17T11:35:57Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/115472
dc.titleEarthworm Diversity, Forest Conversion and Agroforestry in Quang Nam Province, Vietnamen
dcterms.abstractThe conversion of natural forests to different land uses still occurs in various parts of Southeast Asia with poor records of impact on ecosystem services and biodiversity. We quantified such impacts on earthworm diversity in two communes of Quang Nam province, Vietnam. Both communes are situated within buffer zones of a nature reserve where remaining natural forests are under threat of continued conversion. We identified 25 different earthworm species, out of which 21 were found in natural forests, 15 in agroforestry, 14 in planted forests, and seven each in annual croplands and home gardens. Out of the six species that were omnipresent inhabitants of all observed habitats, Pontoscolex corethrurus largely dominated habitats with intensive anthropogenic activities but was rare in natural forests. Natural and regenerated forests had a much denser earthworm population in the top 10 cm of soil rather than in deeper soil layers. We conclude that the conversion of natural forests into different land uses has reduced earthworm diversity which can substantially affect soil health and ecosystem functions in the two communes. Protection of the remaining natural forests is urgent, while the promotion of a tree-based farming system such as agroforestry can reconcile earthworm conservation and local livelihoods.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen
dcterms.available2021-01-04en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMulia, R., Hoang, S.V., Dinh, V.M., Duong, N.B.T., Nguyen, A.D., Lam, D.H., Thi Hoang, D.T. and van Noordwijk, M., 2021. Earthworm Diversity, Forest Conversion and Agroforestry in Quang Nam Province, Vietnam. Land, 10(1), 36. https://doi.org/10.3390/land10010036en
dcterms.extent36en
dcterms.issued2021-01-04en
dcterms.languageenen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en
dcterms.publisherMDPIen
dcterms.subjectagroforestryen
dcterms.subjectland use changeen
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen

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