development of sustainable earthworm populations at Calvert landfill site, UK

development of sustainable earthworm populations at Calvert landfill site, UK

Earthworms Allolobophora chlorotica and Aporrectodea longa were inoculated into Calvert landfill site in spring 1992, in conjunction with the planting of two tree species Alnus glutinosa and Acer pseudoplatanus. Monitoring has taken place over a period of 11 years. Sampling in 2003 revealed that ear...

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Veröffentlicht in:Land degradation & development 2004, Vol.15 (1), p.27-36
Hauptverfasser: Butt, K.R, Lowe, C.N, Frederickson, J, Moffat, A.J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acer pseudoplatanus
Allolobophora chlorotica
Alnus glutinosa
Aporrectodea longa
Aporrectodea rosea
colonization
earthworms
Eiseniella tetraedra
landfill
Lumbricus rubellus
organic matter
trees
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Zusammenfassung:Earthworms Allolobophora chlorotica and Aporrectodea longa were inoculated into Calvert landfill site in spring 1992, in conjunction with the planting of two tree species Alnus glutinosa and Acer pseudoplatanus. Monitoring has taken place over a period of 11 years. Sampling in 2003 revealed that earthworm distribution no longer equated to the inoculation treatments; the worms had spread extensively. The presence of A. glutinosa had a significant effect (p
ISSN:1085-3278
1099-145X
DOI:10.1002/ldr.585