Impacts of earthworms and their excreta on peat soil properties and bacterial community
Peatlands store 20–30 % of the global soil carbon (C). Earthworms simultaneously increase net C stabilization and net C mineralization. But little is known about the impact of earthworm invasion on the C cycling in peat soils. Earthworm excreta, such as casts and mucus, have been shown to affect soi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-10-01
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Series: | Global Ecology and Conservation |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989423002299 |