Worms and wetland water
The role of lumbricids and enchytraeids in nutrient release from flooded grassland ecosystems
By (author) Nathalie Plum
Paperback (Published)
(January 2006)
ISBN: 9783832511050
5.75 x 8.31 inches
Price: $61.00
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The present thesis approaches the question about the role of soil fauna, in particular annelid worms (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae, Enchytraeidae), on nutrient mobilisation during an inundation. Four laboratory experiments shed light on the annelids’ impact on nutrient dynamics in floodwater. Terrestrial-aquatic microcosms were composed of undisturbed soil cores and river water from the field. These microcosms were inoculated with natural densities of earthworms and/or enchytraeids. A two-year field survey in three floodplain meadows in Northern Germany shows the strong dynamics of annelid populations with alternating hydrological extremes (floods and drought). A literature review compares survival strategies of soil invertebrates in flooded grassland.
- By (author) Nathalie Plum
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