Soil organic carbon storage as a key function of soils-A review of drivers and indicators at various scales

M Wiesmeier, L Urbanski, E Hobley, B Lang… - Geoderma, 2019 - Elsevier
The capacity of soils to store organic carbon represents a key function of soils that is not only
decisive for climate regulation but also affects other soil functions. Recent efforts to assess …

[HTML][HTML] Reviews and syntheses: The mechanisms underlying carbon storage in soil

I Basile-Doelsch, J Balesdent, S Pellerin - Biogeosciences, 2020 - bg.copernicus.org
Soil organic matter (OM) represents a key C pool for climate regulation but also an essential
component for soil functions and services. Scientific research in the 21st century has …

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 …

The role of earthworms in agronomy: Consensus, novel insights and remaining challenges

A Vidal, M Blouin, I Lubbers, Y Capowiez… - Advances in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Earthworms have a prominent role in supporting soil functioning and thus in providing key
services to humanity. Their beneficial role relates to effects on soil structure, carbon and …

A review of earthworm impact on soil function and ecosystem services

M Blouin, ME Hodson, EA Delgado… - European Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity is responsible for the provision of many ecosystem services; human well‐being
is based on these services, and consequently on biodiversity. In soil, earthworms represent …

Why is the influence of soil macrofauna on soil structure only considered by soil ecologists?

N Bottinelli, P Jouquet, Y Capowiez… - Soil and Tillage …, 2015 - Elsevier
These last twenty years have seen the development of an abundant literature on the
influence of soil macrofauna on soil structure. Amongst these organisms, earthworms …

Earthworms and eco-consequences: Considerations to soil biological indicators and plant function: A review

S Al-Maliki, DKA Al-Taey, HZ Al-Mammori - Acta Ecologica Sinica, 2021 - Elsevier
Earthworms have been well reported to have a beneficial effect on soil microbes, soil
microbial biomass (SMB), fungal community, soil structure, water retention and plant growth …

Endogeic earthworms shape bacterial functional communities and affect organic matter mineralization in a tropical soil

L Bernard, L Chapuis-Lardy, T Razafimbelo… - The ISME …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Priming effect (PE) is defined as a stimulation of the mineralization of soil organic matter
(SOM) following a supply of fresh organic matter. This process can have important …

Can earthworms simultaneously enhance decomposition and stabilization of plant residue carbon?

IM Lubbers, MM Pulleman… - Soil Biology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Earthworm activity can strongly influence soil structure and organic matter (OM) dynamics of
agricultural soils. Several short-term studies (≤ 90 days) have shown that earthworms can …

Impacts of earthworms on soil components and dynamics. A review

A Lemtiri, G Colinet, T Alabi, D Cluzeau… - … Agronomie, Société et …, 2014 - orbi.uliege.be
Earthworm populations are important decomposers contributing to aggregate formation and
nutrient cycling processes involving nitrogen cycles, phosphorus and carbon. They are …