Claim · #6492716
Lumbricus terrestris · facilitation · Plantae (kingdom)
facilitation · effect: beneficial
interactsWith GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“facilitate aeration and water infiltration through their formation of burrows”
- Authors
- Eldor A. Paul (editor); R.P. Voroney, R.J. Heck, Ken Killham, Jim Prosser, D. Lee Taylor, Robert L. Sinsabaugh, David C. Coleman, Diana H. Wall, Janice E. Thies, Ellen Kandeler, Serita D. Frey, Alain F. Plante, Maddie M. Stone, William B. McGill, Sherri J. Morris, Christopher B. Blackwood, R. Balestrini, E. Lumini, R. Borriello, V. Bianciotto, William Horwath, Claire Chenu, Cornelia Rumpel, Johannes Lehmann, G.P. Robertson, P.M. Groffman, Peter J. Bottomley, David D. Myrold, Michael A. Kertesz, Emmanuel Frossard, William J. Parton, Stephen J. Del Grosso, E. Carol Adair, Susan M. Lutz, Harold P. Collins, Alex R. Crump, Vanessa L. Bailey
- Year
- 2015
- Publication
- Academic Press / Elsevier
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Lumbricus terrestris burrowing improving aeration and water infiltration is well-documented; soil turnover range (40–1000 t ha⁻¹ y⁻¹) is wide but encompass reported values across species and systems.”
- soil-scientist · plausible
“Lumbricus terrestris burrowing improving macroporosity, aeration, water infiltration, and nutrient cycling via casts is well-established soil biology; mechanism and effect direction are correct.”
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