Assessment of the burrow system of Lumbricus terrestris, Aporrectodea giardi, and Aporrectodea caliginosa using X-ray computed tomography

Autor:	Paul Tréhen, H. J. Wolf, Daniel Cluzeau, Y. Gandon, Danielle Jégou
Rok vydání:	1997
Předmět:	biology Ecology Earthworm Soil Science biology.organism_classification Burrow Microbiology Bulk density Aporrectodea giardi Agronomy Oligochaeta biology.animal Lumbricidae Tomography Agronomy and Crop Science Lumbricus terrestris
Zdroj:	Biology and Fertility of Soils. 26:116-121
ISSN:	1432-0789 0178-2762
Popis:	Artificially packed soil columns were inoculated with individuals of different earthworm species (Lumbricus terrestris, Aporrectodea giardi or Aporrectodea caliginosa) and placed under controlled conditions in the laboratory. At the end of the incubation period, which lasted 8 months, three-dimensional reconstructions of the burrow system of each species were obtained using X-ray computed tomography. The particular features of the three burrow systems and the differences between them are discussed in terms of density, orientation and distribution of the burrows and the complexity of the network in relation to variations in soil depth and soil density.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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