Are Enchytraeidae (Oligochaeta, Annelida) good indicators of agricultural management practices?

摘要: Abstract Anthropogenic activities and particularly agricultural management may harm soil organisms such as enchytraeids (Enchytraeidae, Oligochaeta, Annelida), also known potworms. These small relatives of earthworms are widely distributed in different soils land use forms, where they play an important role due to their burrowing activity, fecal pellet production well transport, ingestion mixing mineral organic particles. However, relatively few studies have been performed with these at crop sites – this scattered information has not yet compiled. Thus, paper aims (i) assess the relevance indicators practices cropping systems, (ii) pinpoint knowledge gaps needs for further research. Out 250 papers identified a literature search about 70 were reviewed detail. Contrasted results no clear relationships between composition activity enchytraeid communities found review, since rarely one factor affecting studied alone, meaning that study context is usually very complex, several interactions which difficult assess. Almost never all factors potentially influencing available and, finally, there had same or designs, making them compare even without considering heterogeneity space time. review concludes can be considered (e.g. tillage, inorganic fertilizers) sensitive changes, both terms abundance species composition. Finally, it recommended perform monitoring program representative, documented European only but many possible measured over period least five years.