Habitat selection by earthworms: the effect of soil cover and type.
A laboratory experiment was carried out in order to verify the effect of soil cover and quality on habitat selection behavior of two earthworm species: Amynthas gracilis and Aporrectodea caliginosa. The experiment used two environmental factors: organic matter content (OM) of the soil, and presence...
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Instituto de Ecología, A.C.
2010
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| author | Beatriz Falco, Liliana Momo, Fernando |
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| description | A laboratory experiment was carried out in order to verify the effect of soil cover and quality on habitat selection behavior of two earthworm species: Amynthas gracilis and Aporrectodea caliginosa. The experiment used two environmental factors: organic matter content (OM) of the soil, and presence or absence of dead oak leaves (Quercus robur). Amynthas gracilis selects its habitat depending on the presence of dead leaves, regardless of the soil OM content; this behavior is coherent with the epiendogeic habit of this earthworm. On the other hand, A. caliginosa selects its habitat depending on the OM content of the soil, regardless of the presence of leaves. As A. caliginosa preferred the poorer soil (<4% OM), it should be classified as a mesohumic endogeic species. |
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| spelling | azm-article-8862022-09-08T02:50:42Z Habitat selection by earthworms: the effect of soil cover and type. Selección de hábitat: efecto de la cobertura y tipo de suelo en lombrices de tierra Beatriz Falco, Liliana Momo, Fernando Amynthas gracilis Aporrectodea caliginosa litter behavior organic matter. Amynthas gracilis Aporrectodea caliginosa hojarasca comportamiento materia orgánica. A laboratory experiment was carried out in order to verify the effect of soil cover and quality on habitat selection behavior of two earthworm species: Amynthas gracilis and Aporrectodea caliginosa. The experiment used two environmental factors: organic matter content (OM) of the soil, and presence or absence of dead oak leaves (Quercus robur). Amynthas gracilis selects its habitat depending on the presence of dead leaves, regardless of the soil OM content; this behavior is coherent with the epiendogeic habit of this earthworm. On the other hand, A. caliginosa selects its habitat depending on the OM content of the soil, regardless of the presence of leaves. As A. caliginosa preferred the poorer soil (<4% OM), it should be classified as a mesohumic endogeic species. En el presente estudio analizamos en laboratorio, el efecto de la cobertura y calidad de suelo sobre la conducta de selección de hábitat para dos especies de lombrices de tierra: Amynthas gracilis y Aporrectodea caliginosa. Se analizaron dos factores, el contenido de materia orgánica del suelo (MO) y la presencia o no de hojarasca de roble (Quercus robur). Amynthas gracilis selecciona el hábitat por la presencia de la hojarasca en superficie antes que por su contenido de MO. Esto corresponde con su carácter de epi-endogea, que se alimenta de MO en superficie. Por su parte A. caliginosa selecciona el hábitat por el tipo de suelo, antes que por la presencia de hojarasca en superficie. Aporrectodea caliginosa prefirió el suelo con menor contenido de MO (<4 %), mostrando que dentro de las endogeas debe ser clasificada como una especie mesohúmica. Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2010-08-10 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Original articles Artículos originales application/pdf https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/886 10.21829/azm.2010.262886 ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.); Vol. 26 (2010): Número especial 2; 179-187 ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.); Vol. 26 (2010): Número especial 2; 179-187 2448-8445 0065-1737 spa https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/886/1054 Derechos de autor 2010 ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Beatriz Falco, Liliana Momo, Fernando Habitat selection by earthworms: the effect of soil cover and type. |
| title | Habitat selection by earthworms: the effect of soil cover and type. |
| title_full | Habitat selection by earthworms: the effect of soil cover and type. |
| title_fullStr | Habitat selection by earthworms: the effect of soil cover and type. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Habitat selection by earthworms: the effect of soil cover and type. |
| title_short | Habitat selection by earthworms: the effect of soil cover and type. |
| title_sort | habitat selection by earthworms: the effect of soil cover and type. |
| url | https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/886 |
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