Earthworm populations sampled using collection methods in atlantic forests with Araucaria angustifolia

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Autor(a) principal: Baretta,Dilmar
Data de Publicação: 2007
Outros Autores: Brown,George Gardner, James,Samuel Wooster, Cardoso,Elke Jurandy Bran Nogueira
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Scientia Agrícola (Online)
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162007000400009
Resumo: Araucaria angustifolia, also known as the Paraná Pine is an endangered tree species in Brazil and little is known of the diversity of soil invertebrates inhabiting these forests. Therefore, the present study was set up to evaluate the biomass and diversity of earthworms in natural and reforested Araucaria plots, impacted or not by fire, and to identify the most efficient earthworm collection method. Four study areas included: native forest with Araucaria (NF); Araucaria reforestation (R); Araucaria reforestation submitted to an accidental fire (RF); and native grass pasture with native Araucaria and submitted to an intense accidental fire (NPF). Five soil samples containing the earthworm community were taken in a 0.3 ha area in each of the forest sites, close to five Araucaria trees selected at random. Three collection methods were tested: application of dilute Formol (0.5%) to the soil surface, handsorting of small (25 <FONT FACE=Symbol>´</FONT> 25 cm) or large (40<FONT FACE=Symbol>´</FONT> 40 cm) monoliths. Five earthworm species were found: the native Glossoscolex sp.1, Glossoscolex sp.2, Glossoscolex bondari and Urobenus brasiliensis (Glossoscolecidae), and the exotic Amynthas corticis (Megascolecidae). Formol was more efficient for collecting A. corticis, found in much higher abundance and biomass in NF than in the other areas. Larger handsorted samples were more efficient for capturing Glossoscolex species, mainly present in RF and NPF. For adequate characterization of earthworm abundance and biomass in these Araucaria forests, both the Formol and the larger monolith methods are recommended.
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spelling Earthworm populations sampled using collection methods in atlantic forests with Araucaria angustifoliaOligochaetabiodiversityburningnative and exotic speciesbioindicatorsAraucaria angustifolia, also known as the Paraná Pine is an endangered tree species in Brazil and little is known of the diversity of soil invertebrates inhabiting these forests. Therefore, the present study was set up to evaluate the biomass and diversity of earthworms in natural and reforested Araucaria plots, impacted or not by fire, and to identify the most efficient earthworm collection method. Four study areas included: native forest with Araucaria (NF); Araucaria reforestation (R); Araucaria reforestation submitted to an accidental fire (RF); and native grass pasture with native Araucaria and submitted to an intense accidental fire (NPF). Five soil samples containing the earthworm community were taken in a 0.3 ha area in each of the forest sites, close to five Araucaria trees selected at random. Three collection methods were tested: application of dilute Formol (0.5%) to the soil surface, handsorting of small (25 <FONT FACE=Symbol>´</FONT> 25 cm) or large (40<FONT FACE=Symbol>´</FONT> 40 cm) monoliths. Five earthworm species were found: the native Glossoscolex sp.1, Glossoscolex sp.2, Glossoscolex bondari and Urobenus brasiliensis (Glossoscolecidae), and the exotic Amynthas corticis (Megascolecidae). Formol was more efficient for collecting A. corticis, found in much higher abundance and biomass in NF than in the other areas. Larger handsorted samples were more efficient for capturing Glossoscolex species, mainly present in RF and NPF. For adequate characterization of earthworm abundance and biomass in these Araucaria forests, both the Formol and the larger monolith methods are recommended.Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz"2007-08-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162007000400009Scientia Agricola v.64 n.4 2007reponame:Scientia Agrícola (Online)instname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USP10.1590/S0103-90162007000400009info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBaretta,DilmarBrown,George GardnerJames,Samuel WoosterCardoso,Elke Jurandy Bran Nogueiraeng2007-08-21T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0103-90162007000400009Revistahttp://revistas.usp.br/sa/indexPUBhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpscientia@usp.br||alleoni@usp.br1678-992X0103-9016opendoar:2007-08-21T00:00Scientia Agrícola (Online) - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Earthworm populations sampled using collection methods in atlantic forests with Araucaria angustifolia
title Earthworm populations sampled using collection methods in atlantic forests with Araucaria angustifolia
spellingShingle Earthworm populations sampled using collection methods in atlantic forests with Araucaria angustifolia
Baretta,Dilmar
Oligochaeta
biodiversity
burning
native and exotic species
bioindicators
title_short Earthworm populations sampled using collection methods in atlantic forests with Araucaria angustifolia
title_full Earthworm populations sampled using collection methods in atlantic forests with Araucaria angustifolia
title_fullStr Earthworm populations sampled using collection methods in atlantic forests with Araucaria angustifolia
title_full_unstemmed Earthworm populations sampled using collection methods in atlantic forests with Araucaria angustifolia
title_sort Earthworm populations sampled using collection methods in atlantic forests with Araucaria angustifolia
author Baretta,Dilmar
author_facet Baretta,Dilmar
Brown,George Gardner
James,Samuel Wooster
Cardoso,Elke Jurandy Bran Nogueira
author_role author
author2 Brown,George Gardner
James,Samuel Wooster
Cardoso,Elke Jurandy Bran Nogueira
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Baretta,Dilmar
Brown,George Gardner
James,Samuel Wooster
Cardoso,Elke Jurandy Bran Nogueira
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Oligochaeta
biodiversity
burning
native and exotic species
bioindicators
topic Oligochaeta
biodiversity
burning
native and exotic species
bioindicators
description Araucaria angustifolia, also known as the Paraná Pine is an endangered tree species in Brazil and little is known of the diversity of soil invertebrates inhabiting these forests. Therefore, the present study was set up to evaluate the biomass and diversity of earthworms in natural and reforested Araucaria plots, impacted or not by fire, and to identify the most efficient earthworm collection method. Four study areas included: native forest with Araucaria (NF); Araucaria reforestation (R); Araucaria reforestation submitted to an accidental fire (RF); and native grass pasture with native Araucaria and submitted to an intense accidental fire (NPF). Five soil samples containing the earthworm community were taken in a 0.3 ha area in each of the forest sites, close to five Araucaria trees selected at random. Three collection methods were tested: application of dilute Formol (0.5%) to the soil surface, handsorting of small (25 <FONT FACE=Symbol>´</FONT> 25 cm) or large (40<FONT FACE=Symbol>´</FONT> 40 cm) monoliths. Five earthworm species were found: the native Glossoscolex sp.1, Glossoscolex sp.2, Glossoscolex bondari and Urobenus brasiliensis (Glossoscolecidae), and the exotic Amynthas corticis (Megascolecidae). Formol was more efficient for collecting A. corticis, found in much higher abundance and biomass in NF than in the other areas. Larger handsorted samples were more efficient for capturing Glossoscolex species, mainly present in RF and NPF. For adequate characterization of earthworm abundance and biomass in these Araucaria forests, both the Formol and the larger monolith methods are recommended.
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