Effects of two species of earthworms (Allolobophora spp.) on soil systems: a microfaunal and biochemical analysisThe 7th international symposium on earthworm ecology · Cardiff · Wales · 2002

Abstract

In this work we studied how earthworm digestion affects both soil biochemical and microfaunal characteristics. We sampled paired fresh casts and bulk soil of two earthworm species, Allolobophora caliginosa and A. molleri, inhabiting a pasture and a riverside, respectively. We focused on the differences in faunal composition and biochemical characteristics between cast and bulk soil.