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Earthworm assemblages on afforested colliery spoil heaps as affected by tree species
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SYSNO ASEP 0327393 Document Type C - Proceedings Paper (int. conf.) R&D Document Type Conference Paper Title Earthworm assemblages on afforested colliery spoil heaps as affected by tree species Author(s) Pižl, Václav (BC-A) RID Source Title Contributions to Soil Zoology in Central Europe III. Proceedings of the 9th Central European Workshop on Soil Zoology. - České Budějovice : Institute of Soil Biology BC AS CR, 2009 - ISBN 978-80-86525-13-6 Pages s. 113-118 Number of pages 6 s. Action Contributions to Soil Zoology in Central Europe III. Central European Workshop on Soil Zoology /9./ Event date 17.04.2007-20.04.2007 VEvent location České Budějovice Country CZ - Czech Republic Event type EUR Language eng - English Country CZ - Czech Republic Keywords earthworms ; colliery spoil heaps ; afforestation Subject RIV EH - Ecology, Behaviour R&D Projects GA526/06/0728 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) 1QS600660505 GA AV ČR - Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (AV ČR) CEZ AV0Z60660521 - UPB-H, BC-A (2005-2011) Annotation Earthworm assemblages were analysed at twenty-eight colliery spoil heap sites of similar age located in the Sokolov open-cast coal mining district, north-western Bohemia, Czech Republic. Sites afforested with different tree species, namely spruce, pine, larch, oak, lime, and alder, were selected for the study in four replicates each, and compared with un-reclaimed sites covered with spontaneously developed vegetation. No difference was found in the density of earthworms between un-reclaimed sites and coniferous stands, however, a significant effect of tree species on worm density was observed at sites with deciduous afforestation. Dense earthworm populations developed in alder and lime plantations, while worm density was significantly lower under oak. Similarly, earthworm biomass at sites with coniferous afforestation did not differ from that of un-reclaimed heaps and was significantly lower than those at sites with deciduous afforestation. Workplace Biology Centre (since 2006) Contact Dana Hypšová, eje@eje.cz, Tel.: 387 775 214 Year of Publishing 2010
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