Large-scale effects of earthworms on soil organic matter and nutrient dynamics

Patrick Lavelle (1) , Beto Pashanasi (2) , Fabienne Charpentier (1) , Cécile Gilot (1) , Jean-Pierre Rossi (1) , Laurent Derouard (1) , Jean André (3) , Jean-François Ponge (4) , Nicolas Bernier (4)

1 LEST - Laboratoire d'Ecologie des Sols Tropicaux
2 Estación Experimental San Ramon
3 LDEA - Laboratoire de Dynamique des Ecosystèmes d'Altitude
4 CESCO - Centre d'Ecologie et des Sciences de la COnservation

This chapter synthesizes information on the effects of earthworms on soil systems at scales longer than 1 year, and earthworm behavior that may affect these processes is detailed

Domaines: Science des sols

Patrick Lavelle, Beto Pashanasi, Fabienne Charpentier, Cécile Gilot, Jean-Pierre Rossi, et al.. Large-scale effects of earthworms on soil organic matter and nutrient dynamics. Edwards, C.A. Earthworm ecology, St. Lucie Press, pp.103-122, 1998. ⟨hal-00505398⟩