@article{fdi:010044186,
  title = {{C}omparative analysis of {A}ndiodrilus pachoensis casts in forests and pastures of {S}outh-{E}astern {A}mazon ({B}razil)},
  author = {{T}homas, {F}. and {R}ossi, {J}. {P}. and {D}eca{\¨e}ns, {T}hibaud and {G}rimaldi, {M}ichel and {L}avelle, {P}atrick and da {S}ilva {M}artins, {P}. {F}. and {G}arnier-{Z}arli, {E}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}oil ecosystem engineers produce biogenic structures (casts, mounds, galleries) that strongly affect soil processes. {A} comparative analysis of the physical characteristics of the casts produced by the earthworm {A}ndiodrilus pachoensis was carried out in four pastures sowed with {B}rachiaria brizantha and four primary forests on the deforestation front of the {A}mazonian forest. {I}n both systems, we recorded surface cast density and spatial patterns as well as surface cast physical properties. {C}ast and vegetation distributions were mapped within plots of sizes ranging from 25 to 50 m(2), and cast production was monitored during 2 months. {C}ast spatial distribution varied greatly among plots and across spatial scales ranging from regular at small spatial scales (0-20 cm) to clumped for larger distance ranges (>80 cm). {C}ast density was not significantly correlated with grass tuft density and their production was independent from the presence of grass tufts in pastures or litter quantity in forests. {A}lthough bulk soil properties (p{H}, {C} content, structural stability, etc) differed between pastures and forests, cast physical properties did not differ significantly among the studied ecosystem.},
  keywords = {{A}ndiodrilus pachoensis ; {E}arthworm casts ; {S}patial patterns ; {C}ast ; production ; {C}ast physical properties ; {A}mazon ; {T}ropical forests ; {T}ropical pastures},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}uropean {J}ournal of {S}oil {B}iology},
  volume = {44},
  numero = {5-6},
  pages = {545--553},
  ISSN = {1164-5563},
  year = {2008},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ejsobi.2008.09.003},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010044186},
}