@article{fdi:010080327,
  title = {{G}lobal data on earthworm abundance, biomass, diversity and corresponding environmental properties},
  author = {{P}hilipps, {H}.{R}.{P}. and {B}ach, {E}. and {B}arts, {M}. and {B}ennett, {J}. and {B}rossard, {M}ichel and {B}lanchart, {E}ric and et al.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{E}arthworms are an important soil taxon as ecosystem engineers, providing a variety of crucial ecosystem functions and services. {L}ittle is known about their diversity and distribution at large spatial scales, despite the availability of considerable amounts of local-scale data. {E}arthworm diversity data, obtained from the primary literature or provided directly by authors, were collated with information on site locations, including coordinates, habitat cover, and soil properties. {D}atasets were required, at a minimum, to include abundance or biomass of earthworms at a site. {W}here possible, site-level species lists were included, as well as the abundance and biomass of individual species and ecological groups. this global dataset contains 10,840 sites, with 184 species, from 60 countries and all continents except {A}ntarctica. {T}he data were obtained from 182 published articles, published between 1973 and 2017, and 17 unpublished datasets. {A}malgamating data into a single global database will assist researchers in investigating and answering a wide variety of pressing questions, for example, jointly assessing aboveground and belowground biodiversity distributions and drivers of biodiversity change.},
  keywords = {{FAUNE} {DU} {SOL} ; {FERTILITE} {DU} {SOL} ; {BIOMASSE} ; {FONCTIONNEMENT} {DE} {L}'{ECOSYSTEME} ; {INDICATEUR} {ECOLOGIQUE} ; {REPARTITION} {GEOGRAPHIQUE} ; {GESTION} {DE} {L}'{ENVIRONNEMENT} ; {BASE} {DE} {DONNEES} ; {BIODIVERSITE} ; {SERVICES} {ECOYSTEMIQUES} ; {MONDE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cientific {D}ata},
  volume = {8},
  numero = {},
  pages = {136 [12 ]},
  ISSN = {2052-4463},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1038/s41597-021-00912-z},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080327},
}