Agricultural management affects earthworm and termite diversity across humid to semi-arid tropical zones

cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2010.11.021en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn0167-8809en
cg.issue1-2en
cg.journalAgriculture, Ecosystems and Environmenten
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ciatFARMING SYSTEMSen
cg.subject.ciatSOIL HEALTHen
cg.volume140en
dc.contributor.authorAyuke, Fredrick O.en
dc.contributor.authorPulleman, Mirjam Margreeten
dc.contributor.authorVanlauwe, Bernarden
dc.contributor.authorGoede, Ron G.M. deen
dc.contributor.authorSix, Johanen
dc.contributor.authorCsuzdi, C.en
dc.contributor.authorBrussaard, Lijberten
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-24T07:58:12Zen
dc.date.available2014-09-24T07:58:12Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/42562
dc.titleAgricultural management affects earthworm and termite diversity across humid to semi-arid tropical zonesen
dcterms.abstractEarthworm and termite diversity were studied in 12 long-term agricultural field trials across the sub-humid to semi-arid tropical zones of Eastern and Western Africa. In each trial, treatments with high and low soil organic C were chosen to represent contrasts in long-term soil management effects, including tillage intensity, organic matter and nutrient management and crop rotations. For each trial, a fallow representing a relatively undisturbed reference was also sampled. Earthworm taxonomic richness decreased in the direction fallow > high-C soil > low-C soil and earthworm abundance was higher in fallow than under continuous crop production. Termite abundance was not significantly different between fallow and high and low-C treatments and termite taxonomic richness was higher in fallow soil than in the two cropping systems. We concluded that fewer species of earthworms and termites were favored under agricultural management that led to lower soil C. Results indicated that the soil disturbance induced by continuous crop production was more detrimental to earthworms than to termites, when compared to the fallow.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.extentpp. 148-154en
dcterms.issued2011-01
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherElsevieren
dcterms.subjectoligochaetaen
dcterms.subjectearthwormsen
dcterms.subjectisopteraen
dcterms.subjecttermitesen
dcterms.subjectagricultureen
dcterms.subjectcrop managementen
dcterms.subjectclimateen
dcterms.subjectlombriz de tierraen
dcterms.subjectagriculturaen
dcterms.subjectmanejo del cultivoen
dcterms.subjectclimaen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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