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Earthworm assemblages in an ecotone between forest and arable field and their relations with soil properties
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SYSNO ASEP 0333994 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Earthworm assemblages in an ecotone between forest and arable field and their relations with soil properties Author(s) Zeithaml, J. (CZ)
Pižl, Václav (BC-A) RID
Sklenička, P. (CZ)Source Title Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira. - : Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria - ISSN 0100-204X
Roč. 44, č. 8 (2009), s. 922-927Number of pages 6 s. Language eng - English Country BR - Brazil Keywords edge effect ; landscape mosaic ; Lumbricidae Subject RIV EH - Ecology, Behaviour CEZ AV0Z60660521 - UPB-H, BC-A (2005-2011) UT WOS 000272088400018 Annotation The objective of this work was to assess the effects of a forest-field ecotone on earthworm assemblages. Five site (blocks) differing in the type of crop rotation used in the field were studied in Central Bohemia, Czech Republic. In each block, sampling was carried out in seven parallel rows perpendicular to a transect from a forest (oak or oak-pine) to the centre of a field, both in spring and autumn 2001-2003. Individual rows were located in the forest (5 m from the edge), in the forest edge, and in the field (at 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 m distances from the forest edge). The density and biomass of earthworms were lowest in the forest, increased markedly in the forest edge, decreased again at 5 or 10 m distance from the forest edge and then continuously increased along the distance to the field boundary. The highest number of species was found in the forest edge and in the field boundary. Individual species differed in their distribution along the transect. Workplace Biology Centre (since 2006) Contact Dana Hypšová, eje@eje.cz, Tel.: 387 775 214 Year of Publishing 2010
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