@article{fdi:010066815,
  title = {{S}oil animals and pedogenesis : the role of earthworms in anthropogenic soils},
  author = {{C}unha, {L}. and {B}rown, {G}. {G}. and {S}tanton, {D}. {W}. {G}. and {D}a {S}ilva, {E}. and {H}ansel, {F}. {A}. and {J}orge, {G}. and {M}c{K}ey, {D}. and {V}idal-{T}orrado, {P}. and {M}acedo, {R}. {S}. and {V}elasquez, {E}. and {J}ames, {S}. {W}. and {L}avelle, {P}atrick and {K}ille, {P}. and {T}erra {P}reta {I}ndio, {N}etwork},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he role of earthworms as one of the most important groups of ecosystem engineers in human-modified and natural environments has been increasingly recognized only during the last 30 years, yet earthworms and humans have been acting together in building landscapes for millennia. {T}his relationship is well represented in the pre-{C}olumbian raised fields, in flood-prone savannas around the rim of {A}mazonia, but also by the potentially significant role of earthworms in the formation and resilience of {A}mazonian {D}ark {E}arths. {T}hrough the bioturbating action of earthworms, soil is biologically, chemically, and physically altered; nutrients are translocated; organic matter is decomposed and transformed; and the surrounding biota interacts as a large orchestra where the soil musicians play together on the various instruments but where earthworms take a leading role, enhancing microbial activity and generally stimulating plant growth. {I}n this article, we assess the remarkable role of earthworms at the center of soil pedogenetic processes within anthropogenic landscapes, dissecting their functions with a special focus on {A}mazonian {D}ark {E}arths.},
  keywords = {{A}mazonia ; {A}mazonian {D}ark {E}arths ; bioturbation ; earthworms ; nutrient cycling ; soil formation ; {BOLIVIE} ; {BRESIL} ; {COLOMBIE} ; {EQUATEUR} ; {VENEZUELA} ; {GUYANE} {FRANCAISE} ; {GUYANA} ; {PEROU} ; {AMAZONIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}oil {S}cience},
  volume = {181},
  numero = {3-4},
  pages = {110--125},
  ISSN = {0038-075{X}},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1097/ss.0000000000000144},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066815},
}