Earthworms communities in native savannas and man-made pastures of the Eastern plains of Colombia

This was especially due to the presence of a large glossoscolecid anecic species, Martiodrilus carimaguensis Jim\233nez and Moreno, which has been greatly favored by conversion of savanna to pasture. Endogeic species were dominant in the natural savanna whereas the anecic species accounted for the 8...

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Main Authors: Jiménez Jaén, J.J., Moreno, Alonso, Decaëns, Thibaud, Lavelle, Patrick M., Fisher, Myles J., Thomas, Richard J.
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Center for Tropical Agriculture 2001
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/55169
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author Jiménez Jaén, J.J.
Moreno, Alonso
Decaëns, Thibaud
Lavelle, Patrick M.
Fisher, Myles J.
Thomas, Richard J.
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Fisher, Myles J.
Jiménez Jaén, J.J.
Lavelle, Patrick M.
Moreno, Alonso
Thomas, Richard J.
author_facet Jiménez Jaén, J.J.
Moreno, Alonso
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Lavelle, Patrick M.
Fisher, Myles J.
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description This was especially due to the presence of a large glossoscolecid anecic species, Martiodrilus carimaguensis Jim\233nez and Moreno, which has been greatly favored by conversion of savanna to pasture. Endogeic species were dominant in the natural savanna whereas the anecic species accounted for the 88% of total earthworm biomass in the pasture. Total earthworm density and biomass were significantly different in the two systems studied (t-test). The results indicate a clearly positive response of earthworm communities to improved pastures, a type of land use that is increasingly adopted in moist neotropical savannas.
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spelling CGSpace551692024-01-09T09:48:28Z Earthworms communities in native savannas and man-made pastures of the Eastern plains of Colombia Jiménez Jaén, J.J. Moreno, Alonso Decaëns, Thibaud Lavelle, Patrick M. Fisher, Myles J. Thomas, Richard J. lumbricidae biomass biodiversity land management pastures savannas biomasa biodiversidad ordenación de tierras pastizales sabanas This was especially due to the presence of a large glossoscolecid anecic species, Martiodrilus carimaguensis Jim\233nez and Moreno, which has been greatly favored by conversion of savanna to pasture. Endogeic species were dominant in the natural savanna whereas the anecic species accounted for the 88% of total earthworm biomass in the pasture. Total earthworm density and biomass were significantly different in the two systems studied (t-test). The results indicate a clearly positive response of earthworm communities to improved pastures, a type of land use that is increasingly adopted in moist neotropical savannas. 2001 2015-01-28T14:17:30Z 2015-01-28T14:17:30Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/55169 en Open Access International Center for Tropical Agriculture Jiménez Jaén, Juan José; Moreno, A.G.; Decaëns, Thibaud; Lavelle, Patrick; Fisher, Myles J.; Thomas, Richard J. 2001. Earthworms communities in native savannas and man-made pastures of the Eastern plains of Colombia. In: Jiménez Jaén, Juan José; Thomas, Richard J. (eds.). Nature`s plow: Soil macroinvertebrate communities in the neotropical savannas of Colombia. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. p. 51-68. (CIAT publication no. 324)
spellingShingle lumbricidae
biomass
biodiversity
land management
pastures
savannas
biomasa
biodiversidad
ordenación de tierras
pastizales
sabanas
Jiménez Jaén, J.J.
Moreno, Alonso
Decaëns, Thibaud
Lavelle, Patrick M.
Fisher, Myles J.
Thomas, Richard J.
Earthworms communities in native savannas and man-made pastures of the Eastern plains of Colombia
title Earthworms communities in native savannas and man-made pastures of the Eastern plains of Colombia
title_full Earthworms communities in native savannas and man-made pastures of the Eastern plains of Colombia
title_fullStr Earthworms communities in native savannas and man-made pastures of the Eastern plains of Colombia
title_full_unstemmed Earthworms communities in native savannas and man-made pastures of the Eastern plains of Colombia
title_short Earthworms communities in native savannas and man-made pastures of the Eastern plains of Colombia
title_sort earthworms communities in native savannas and man made pastures of the eastern plains of colombia
topic lumbricidae
biomass
biodiversity
land management
pastures
savannas
biomasa
biodiversidad
ordenación de tierras
pastizales
sabanas
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