Global distribution of earthworm diversity

Helen Phillips; Carlos Guerra; Marie Bartz; Maria Briones; George Brown; Thomas Crowther; Olga Ferlian; Konstantin Gongalsky; Johan van den Hoogen; Julia Krebs; Alberto Orgiazzi; Devin Routh; Benjamin Schwarz; Elizabeth Bach; Joanne Bennett; Ulrich Brose; Thibaud Decaëns; Birgitta König-Ries; Michel Loreau; Jérôme Mathieu; Christian Mulder; Wim van der Putten; Kelly Ramirez; Matthias Rillig; David Russell; Michiel Rutgers; Madhav Thakur; Franciska de Vries; Diana Wall; David Wardle; Miwa Arai; Fredrick Ayuke; Geoff Baker; Robin Beauséjour; José Bedano; Klaus Birkhofer; Eric Blanchart; Bernd Blossey; Thomas Bolger; Robert Bradley; Mac Callaham; Yvan Capowiez; Mark Caulfield; Amy Choi; Felicity Crotty; Andrea Dávalos; Darío Cosin; Anahí Dominguez; Andrés Esteban Duhour; Nick van Eekeren; Christoph Emmerling; Liliana Falco; Rosa Fernández; Steven Fonte; Carlos Fragoso; André Franco; Martine Fugère; Abegail Fusilero; Shaieste Gholami; Michael Gundale; Mónica Gutiérrez López; Davorka Hackenberger; Luis Hernández; Takuo Hishi; Andrew Holdsworth; Martin Holmstrup; Kristine Hopfensperger; Esperanza Huerta Lwanga; Veikko Huhta; Tunsisa Hurisso; Basil Iannone; Madalina Iordache; Monika Joschko; Nobuhiro Kaneko; Radoslava Kanianska; Aidan Keith; Courtland Kelly; Maria Kernecker; Jonatan Klaminder; Armand Koné; Yahya Kooch; Sanna Kukkonen; H. Lalthanzara; Daniel Lammel; Iurii Lebedev; Yiqing Li; Juan Lidon; Noa Lincoln; Scott Loss; Raphaël Marichal; Radim Matula; Jan Hendrik Moos; Gerardo Moreno; Alejandro Morón-Ríos; Bart Muys; Johan Neirynck; Lindsey Norgrove; Marta Novo; Visa Nuutinen; Victoria Nuzzo; Muhammad Imtiaz Rashid

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Global distribution of earthworm diversity

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Global distribution of earthworm diversity

Helen Phillips, Carlos Guerra, Marie Bartz, Maria Briones, George Brown, Thomas Crowther, Olga Ferlian, Konstantin Gongalsky, Johan van den Hoogen, Julia Krebs, …

Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), Vol.366(6464), pp.480-485

25/10/2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aax4851

PMID: 31649197

Abstract

Agricultural sciences

Biodiversity and Ecology

Ecology, environment

Ecosystems

Environmental Sciences

Life Sciences

Soil study

Soil organisms, including earthworms, are a key component of terrestrial ecosystems. However, little is known about their diversity, distribution, and the threats affecting them. Here, we compiled a global dataset of sampled earthworm communities from 6928 sites in 57 countries to predict patterns in earthworm diversity, abundance, and biomass. We identified that local species richness and abundance typically peaked at higher latitudes, patterns opposite to those observed in aboveground organisms. However, diversity across the entirety of the tropics may be higher than elsewhere, due to high species dissimilarity across locations. Climate variables were more important in shaping earthworm communities than soil properties or habitat cover. These findings suggest that climate change may have serious implications for earthworm communities and therefore the functions they provide.

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Title: Global distribution of earthworm diversity
Creators - without role: Helen Phillips - German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
Carlos Guerra - German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
Marie Bartz - Universidade Positivo
Maria Briones - Vigo
George Brown - Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
Thomas Crowther - ETH Zurich
Olga Ferlian - German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
Konstantin Gongalsky - Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution
Johan van den Hoogen - ETH Zurich
Julia Krebs - German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
Alberto Orgiazzi - Joint Research Centre
Devin Routh - ETH Zurich
Benjamin Schwarz - University of Freiburg
Elizabeth Bach - Colorado State University
Joanne Bennett - German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
Ulrich Brose - German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
Thibaud Decaëns - Institut Agro Montpellier
Birgitta König-Ries - Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Michel Loreau - Station d’Écologie Théorique et Expérimentale
Jérôme Mathieu - Institut d'écologie et des sciences de l'environnement de Paris
Christian Mulder - University of Catania
Wim van der Putten - Netherlands Institute of Ecology
Kelly Ramirez - Netherlands Institute of Ecology
Matthias Rillig - Berlin Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research
David Russell - Senckenberg Museum für Naturkunde Görlitz
Michiel Rutgers - National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
Madhav Thakur - Netherlands Institute of Ecology
Franciska de Vries - University of Amsterdam
Diana Wall - Colorado State University
David Wardle - Nanyang Technological University
Miwa Arai - National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
Fredrick Ayuke - University of Nairobi
Geoff Baker - CSIRO Health and Biosecurity
Robin Beauséjour - Université de Sherbrooke
José Bedano - National University of Río Cuarto
Klaus Birkhofer - Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg
Eric Blanchart - Institut Agro Montpellier
Bernd Blossey - Cornell University
Thomas Bolger - University College Dublin
Robert Bradley - Université de Sherbrooke
Mac Callaham - Southern Research Station
Yvan Capowiez - AgroParisTech
Mark Caulfield - Wageningen University & Research
Amy Choi - University of Toronto
Felicity Crotty - Aberystwyth University
Andrea Dávalos - Cornell University
Darío Cosin
Anahí Dominguez - National University of Río Cuarto
Andrés Esteban Duhour - National University of Luján
Nick van Eekeren - Louis Bolk Instituut
Christoph Emmerling - Universität Trier
Liliana Falco - National University of Luján
Rosa Fernández - Institut de Biologia Evolutiva
Steven Fonte - Colorado State University
Carlos Fragoso - Instituto de Ecología
André Franco
Martine Fugère - Université de Sherbrooke
Abegail Fusilero - University of the Philippines Mindanao
Shaieste Gholami - Razi University
Michael Gundale - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Mónica Gutiérrez López - Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Davorka Hackenberger - University of Osijek
Luis Hernández - Universidade Estadual do Maranhão
Takuo Hishi - Kyushu University
Andrew Holdsworth - Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Martin Holmstrup - Aarhus University
Kristine Hopfensperger - Northern Kentucky University
Esperanza Huerta Lwanga - El Colegio de la Frontera Sur
Veikko Huhta - University of Jyväskylä
Tunsisa Hurisso - Colorado State University
Basil Iannone - University of Florida
Madalina Iordache - Banat University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine
Monika Joschko - Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research
Nobuhiro Kaneko - Fukushima University
Radoslava Kanianska - Matej Bel University
Aidan Keith - UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Courtland Kelly - Colorado State University
Maria Kernecker - Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research
Jonatan Klaminder - Umeå University
Armand Koné - Université Nangui Abrogoua
Yahya Kooch - Tarbiat Modares University
Sanna Kukkonen - Natural Resources Institute Finland
H. Lalthanzara
Daniel Lammel - Freie Universität Berlin
Iurii Lebedev - Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution
Yiqing Li - University of Hawaii at Hilo
Juan Lidon
Noa Lincoln - University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Scott Loss - Oklahoma State University
Raphaël Marichal - Biogéochimie et écologie des milieux continentaux
Radim Matula - Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Jan Hendrik Moos
Gerardo Moreno - Universidad de Extremadura
Alejandro Morón-Ríos - El Colegio de la Frontera Sur
Bart Muys - KU Leuven
Johan Neirynck - Research Institute for Nature and Forest
Lindsey Norgrove - Bern University of Applied Sciences
Marta Novo - Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Visa Nuutinen - Natural Resources Institute Finland
Victoria Nuzzo
Muhammad Imtiaz Rashid - King Abdulaziz University
Publication Details: Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), Vol.366(6464), pp.480-485
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Identifiers: 9939097708331
Academic Unit: King Abdulaziz University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article