Earthworms building up soil microbiota, a review

RM Medina-Sauza, M Álvarez-Jiménez… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The positive effect of earthworms on soil processes and plant growth has been extensively
documented. The capacity of earthworms to decompose organic matter has been attributed …

Earthworms effect on microbial population and soil fertility as well as their interaction with agriculture practices

N Ahmed, KA Al-Mutairi - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Earthworms mix soil layers and bind the soil with organic matter. This combination allows
organic matter to disperse through the soil and also allows plants to access the nutrients …

Vermiculture technology: earthworms, organic wastes, and environmental management

CA Edwards, NQ Arancon, RL Sherman - 2010 - books.google.com
Exploring the dramatic growth and changes in the field of vermicomposting since 1988, this
comprehensive review assesses the advancements made in government-funded projects in …

Gut wall bacteria of earthworms: a natural selection process

D Thakuria, O Schmidt, D Finan, D Egan… - The ISME …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Earthworms and microorganisms are interdependent and their interactions regulate the
biogeochemistry of terrestrial soils. Investigating earthworm–microorganism interactions, we …

The role of microbial communities in the formation and decomposition of soil organic matter

L Condron, C Stark, M O'Callaghan, P Clinton… - Soil microbiology and …, 2010 - Springer
Organic matter is mainly present in the top 20–30 cm of most soil profiles and is essentially
an array of organic macromolecules consisting principally of combinations of carbon …

[書籍][B] Soil ecology and management

JK Whalen, L Sampedro - 2010 - books.google.com
" Soil ecology is the study of interactions between the physio-chemical components of the
soil and organisms living within the soil. Humans are highly dependent upon the soil …

Detritivorous earthworms directly modify the structure, thus altering the functioning of a microdecomposer food web

M Aira, L Sampedro, F Monroy, J Domínguez - Soil Biology and …, 2008 - Elsevier
Epigeic earthworms are key organisms in fresh organic matter mounds and other hotspots of
heterotrophic activity. They turn and ingest the substrate intensively interacting with …

Reduction of total coliform numbers during vermicomposting is caused by short-term direct effects of earthworms on microorganisms and depends on the dose of …

F Monroy, M Aira, J Domínguez - Science of the Total Environment, 2009 - Elsevier
During vermicomposting of organic waste, the interactions between epigeic earthworms and
the detrital microbial community lead to decreases in the abundance of some potentially …