Management of plant communities on set-aside land and its effects on earthworm communities
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SYSNO ASEP
0029195
Document Type
J - Journal Article
R&D Document Type
Journal Article
Subsidiary J
Ostatní články
Title
Management of plant communities on set-aside land and its effects on earthworm communities
Title
Management rostlinných společenstev na úhorech a jeho vlivy na společenstva žížal
Author(s)
Gormsen, D. (SE) Hedlund, K. (SE) Korthals, G. W. (NL) Mortimer, S. R. (GB) Pižl, Václav (UPB-H) Šmilauerová, M. (CZ) Sugg, E. (GB)
Source Title
European Journal of Soil Biology. - : Elsevier
- ISSN 1164-5563
Roč. 40, 3-4 (2004), s. 123-128
Number of pages
6 s.
Language
eng - English
Country
FR - France
Keywords
earthworm community ; plant community ; land use
Subject RIV
EH - Ecology, Behaviour
Annotation
Plant communities of set-aside agricultural land in a European project were managed in order to enhance plant succession towards weed-resistant, mid-successional grassland. Here, we ask if the management of a plant community affects the earthworm community. Field experiments were established in four countries, the Netherlands, Sweden, the UK, and the Czech Republic. High (15 plant species) and low diversity (four plant species) seed mixtures were sown as management practice, with natural colonization as control treatment in a randomized block design. The response of the earthworms to the management was studied after three summers since establishment of the sites. Samples were also taken from plots with continued agricultural practices included in the experimental design and from a site with a late successional plant community representing the target plant community.
Workplace
Institute of Soil Biology (until 2005)
Contact
Ivana Chytková, chytkova@upb.cas.cz, Tel.: 387 775 753
Year of Publishing
2006
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