Vermiculture technology: earthworms, organic wastes, and environmental management

CA Edwards, NQ Arancon, RL Sherman - 2010 - books.google.com
Exploring the dramatic growth and changes in the field of vermicomposting since 1988, this
comprehensive review assesses the advancements made in government-funded projects in …

A review of the vermicomposting process of organic and inorganic waste in soils: Additives effects, bioconversion process, and recommendations

A Ratnasari, A Syafiuddin, MA Mehmood… - Bioresource Technology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil nutrient recovery has emerged as a critical issue to maintain the soil fertility. However,
the use of some organic and inorganic chemicals in agricultural and industrial systems gives …

Underground evolution: new roots for the old tree of lumbricid earthworms

J Domínguez, M Aira, JW Breinholt, M Stojanovic… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 2015 - Elsevier
Earthworms belonging to the family Lumbricidae are extremely abundant in terrestrial
temperate regions. They affect soil properties and nutrient cycling, thus shaping plant …

Cryptic speciation of hormogastrid earthworms revealed by mitochondrial and nuclear data

M Novo, A Almodóvar, R Fernández, D Trigo… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2010 - Elsevier
Species delimitation of earthworms has been difficult to determine with certainty due to their
structural simplicity. We sequenced fragments of COI, 16S, t-RNAs and 28S for 202 …

Biological invasions in soil: DNA barcoding as a monitoring tool in a multiple taxa survey targeting European earthworms and springtails in North America

D Porco, T Decaëns, L Deharveng, SW James… - Biological …, 2013 - Springer
Biological invasions are increasingly recognized as a potent force altering native
ecosystems worldwide. Many of the best documented cases involve the massive invasions …

A critique of earthworm molecular phylogenetics

CH Chang, S James - Pedobiologia, 2011 - Elsevier
2012 is the 10th anniversary of the publication of the first molecular phylogenetic study of
earthworms by Jamieson and colleagues in 2002. Since then, a total of 29 papers on …

Ecological groups and isotopic niches of earthworms

GC Hsu, K Szlavecz, C Csuzdi, M Bernard… - Applied Soil Ecology, 2023 - Elsevier
Earthworms are generally categorized into three ecological groups. This categorization and
its two refined versions have been widely used in studies focusing on earthworm community …

Aporrectodea caliginosa, a relevant earthworm species for a posteriori pesticide risk assessment: current knowledge and recommendations for culture and …

S Bart, J Amossé, CN Lowe, C Mougin… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
Ecotoxicological tests with earthworms are widely used and are mandatory for the risk
assessment of pesticides prior to registration and commercial use. The current model …

Harmful or useful? A case study of the exotic peregrine earthworm morphospecies Pontoscolex corethrurus

S Taheri, C Pelosi, L Dupont - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Exotic peregrine earthworms are often considered to cause environmental harm and to have
a negative impact on native species, but, as ecosystem engineers, they enhance soil …

Deeply divergent sympatric mitochondrial lineages of the earthworm Lumbricus rubellus are not reproductively isolated

I Giska, P Sechi, W Babik - BMC evolutionary biology, 2015 - Springer
Background The accurate delimitation of species is essential to numerous areas of
biological research. An unbiased assessment of the diversity, including the cryptic diversity …