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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Jones, H. D.;
Santoro, Giulio;
Boag, Brian;
Neilson, Roy |
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| Author Affiliation: | Jones and Santoro: School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; Boag and Neilson: Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, UK |
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| Title: | The diversity of earthworms in 200 Scottish fields and the possible effect of New Zealand land flatworms (Arthurdendyus triangulatus) on earthworm populations |
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| Source: | Annals of Applied Biology. Vol. 139, No. 1, August 2001, p. 75-92. |
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| Publishing Information: | London: Cambridge University Press. |
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| # of Pages: | 18 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Earthworms; Biodiversity; Oligochaeta; Population dynamics; Lumbricus terrestris; Juncus; Waterlogging; Ecotypes; Diversity; Geographical distribution; Pest profile; Precipitation; Pastures; Arable soils
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| Geographic Terms: | Scotland |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Earthworm populations from 200 fields (132 pasture and 68 arable) in Scotland are compared. Earthworms popluations from two pasture fields at a Scottish farm infested with the New Zealand terrestrial planarian, Arthurdendyus triangulatus (a predator of earthworms), are compared with a subset of these 200 fields (none of which had planarians at the time of the survey). A variety of univariate and multivariate methods are used for comparison. Results from the 200 fields show that the number of individuals, number of species, richness and diversity decline eastwards and northwards across Scotland. There is an overall difference between pasture and arable fields at the same farm, with fewer anecic earthworms (Aporrectodea longa and Lumbricus terrestris), but more Aporrectodea rosea, in arable fields. Conversely, species richness and cumulative species diversity is greater in arable fields, and sample similarity is less. The planarian-infested fields show differences from the subset of western Scottish pasture fields and from each other. Both have fewer Aporrectodea caliginosa (and endogeic total) and A. longa (and anecic total) than the western pasture fields. One field has fewer L. terrestris and fewer earthworms in total. Univariate factors show no significant differences between the infested fields and similar non-infested fields, but multivariate analysis suggests differences. Waterlogging and recent growth of rushes in the infested fields are discussed in relation to the reduced population of earthworms and to rainfall." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 30 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Jones, H. D., G. Santoro, B. Boag, and R. Neilson. 2001. The diversity of earthworms in 200 Scottish fields and the possible effect of New Zealand land flatworms (Arthurdendyus triangulatus) on earthworm populations. Ann. Appl. Biol. 139(1):p. 75-92. |
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