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Effects of endogeic earthworms on the soil organic matter dynamics and the soil structure in urban and alluvial soil materials

Auteur(s)
Amossé, Joël 
Institut de biologie 
Turberg, Pascal
Kohler, Roxane 
Institut de biologie 
Gobat, Jean-Michel 
Institut de biologie 
Le Bayon, Renée-Claire 
Institut de biologie 
Date de parution
2015-1-1
In
Geoderma
No
243-244
De la page
50
A la page
57
Mots-clés
  • Disturbed soils
  • Urban soil
  • Alluvial soil
  • Allolobophora chlorotica
  • Aporrectodea rosea
  • X-ray tomography
  • Burrow networks
  • Microcosms
  • Disturbed soils

  • Urban soil

  • Alluvial soil

  • Allolobophora chlorot...

  • Aporrectodea rosea

  • X-ray tomography

  • Burrow networks

  • Microcosms

Résumé
Earthworms are considered as key actors of soil processes at different spatial and temporal scales and provide essential ecosystem services linked to climate regulation or primary production. However, little is known about their basic functional roles (e.g. organic matter decomposition, soil structuring processes) in perturbed systems such as urban or alluvial soils. Alluvial soils are characterized by regular physical perturbation through flooding and associated erosion/sedimentation processes which are rather similar to perturbations (e.g. temporal instability, spatial heterogeneity) affecting urban soils. Due to their close soil characteristics, we hypothesized that in both cases, soil functioning is similarwith respect to soil fauna activity. Under controlled conditions, our objective was to investigate the effects of two endogeic earthworm species, Allolobophora chlorotica (pink morph) and Aporrectodea rosea (the two most abundant species found in the studied urban site), on soil organic matter (SOM) dynamics and soil structure (network of earthworm burrows) comparing an urban and an alluvial soil. We investigated the growth of individuals (weight gain and reproduction success) and assessed their effects on SOMdecomposition (cumulative C–CO2 emission, nitrogen and phosphorus mineralization) and soil structure (macroporosity, total length and connectivity of segments) after one and three months of incubation. Our results showed higher growth of A. rosea in the alluvial soil compared to the urban soil. However, the total length of burrows, carbon and nitrogen mineralization were often higher in the urban soil especially when the two species were combined. This trend can be mainly explained by lower organic matter content found in the urban soil whichmay influence positively the burrowing activity and negatively the growth of earthworms. Endogeic earthworms appear a key feature of the soil functioning in the urban context through their roles on organic matter transformation, the formation and maintenance of the soil structure.
Identifiants
https://libra.unine.ch/handle/123456789/23947
Type de publication
journal article
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 main article: 2020-12-09_447_7292.pdf (1.96 MB)
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