Abundance and stability of belowground earthworm casts influenced by tillage intensity and depth

N. Bottinelli , V. Hallaire , Safya Menasseri-Aubry (1) , C. Le Guillou , Daniel Cluzeau

1 PMS - Physiologie Moléculaire des Semences

In temperate soils, there has been little study of the abundance and water stability of belowground earthworm casts under different tillage systems and soil depths. The aim of this Study was to determine the effects of earthworm activity on soil aggregate

Mots clés: Earthworm activity; Conservation tillage; Water repellency; Carbohydrates; organic-matter dynamics; soil-structure; aggregate stability; chemical-properties; systems; stabilization; oligochaeta; quality; land; clay

Domaines: Science des sols

N. Bottinelli, V. Hallaire, Safya Menasseri-Aubry, C. Le Guillou, Daniel Cluzeau. Abundance and stability of belowground earthworm casts influenced by tillage intensity and depth. Soil and Tillage Research, 2010, 106 (2), pp.263-267. ⟨10.1016/j.still.2009.11.005⟩. ⟨hal-00729673⟩