Hatching of enchytracidae (Oligochaeta) from egg cocoons in agricultural soil exposed to different drought regimes - A laboratory study

Pedobiologia

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 334-341

  Lagcrlof, Jan ^a   Strandh, Maria ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Agricultural soil; Drought resistance; Egg survival; Enchytraeidae; Extraction; Population biology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343847383     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Andren, O., Lagerlöf, J. (1983) Soil fauna (microarthropods, enchytraeids, nematodes) in Swedish agricultural cropping systems. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica 33, 33-52.
2. Andren, O., Lindberg, T., Paustian, K., Rosswall, T. (eds.) (1990) Ecology of arable land - organisms, carbon and nitrogen cycling. Ecological Bulletin (Copenhagen) 40.
3. Andren, O., Rajkai, K., Rajkai Vegh, K. (1990) Spatial variation of soil physical and chemical properties in an arable field with high clay content. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Dept. of Ecology and Environmental Research, Report 40.
4. Chalupsky, J. (1991) Comprehensive guide to the enchytraeid taxonomy. A course held in Uppsala, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 22-26 April 1991. 16 pp. Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Ceské Budejovice.
5. Christensen, B. (1956) Studies on Enchytraeidae 6. Technique for culturing Enchytraeidae, with notes on cocoon types. Oikos 7, 302-307.
6. Didden, W. (1991) Population ecology and functioning of Enchytraeids in some arable farming systems. Doctoral thesis, Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
7. Didden, W. (1993) Ecology of terrestrial Enchytraeidae. Pedobiologia 37, 2-29.
8. Didden, W., Bom, H., Domm, H., Graefe, U., Heck, M., Kühle, J., Mellin, A., Römbke, J. (1995) The relative efficiency of wet funnel techniques for the extraction of Enchytraeidae. Pedobiologia 39, 52-57.
9. Giere, O., Hauschildt, D. (1979) Experimental studies on the life cycle and production of the littoral oligochaete Lwnbricilhis lineatus and its response to oil pollution. In: Naylor, E., Hartnall, R.G. (eds.): Cyclic phenomena in marine plants and animals, pp. 113-122. Pergamon, Oxford.
10. Gröngröft, A. (1981) Die Bedeutung von Trockenphasen für die Populationsdichten von Enchytraeiden und Hornmilben in einen Rohhumus. Mitt. Dtsch. Bodenkundl. Gesellsch. 32, 519-528.
11. Gröngröft, A., Miehlich, G. (1983) Bedeutung der Bodenfeuchte für die Populationsdynamik von Enchytraeidae (Oligochaeta) und Oribatei (Acari). Abh. naturwiss. Ver. Hamburg (NF) 25, 115-131.
12. Kasprzak, K. (1982) Review of enchytraeid^ (Oligochaeta, Enchytraeidae) community structure and function in agricultural ecosystems. Pedobiologia 23, 217-232.
13. Klungland, T. (1981) Abundance fluctuations of enchytraeids in two high-mountain localities in southern Norway. Pedobiologia 22, 112-140.
14. Kubiëna, W. L. (1955) Animal activity in soil as a decisive factor in establishment of humus forms. In: Kevan, D. K. Me E. (ed.): Soil Zoology, pp. 73-82. Butterworth, London.
15. Lagerlöf, J., Andren, L., Paustian, K. (1989) Dynamics and contribution to carbon flow of Enchytraeidae (Oligochaeta) under four cropping systems. J. Appl. Ecol. 26, 183-189.
16. Nielsen, C. O., Christensen, F. B. (1959) The Enchytraeidae, critical revision and taxonomy of European species. Natura Jutlandica 8/9, 1-160.
17. Nielsen, C. O., Christensen, F. B. (1961) The Enchytraeidae, critical revision and taxonomy of European species. Natura Jutlandica 10, suppl. 1.
18. Nielsen, C. O., Christensen, F. B. (1963) The Enchytraeidae, critical revision and taxonomy of European species. Natura Jutlandica 10, suppl. 2.
19. O'Connor, F. B. (1962) The extraction of Enchytraeidae from soil. In: Murphy, P. W. (ed.): Progress in Soil Zoology, pp. 279-285. Butterworth, London.
20. O'Connor, F. B. (1967) The Enchytraeidae. In: Burges, A., Raw, F. (eds.): Soil Biology, pp. 213-257. Academic Press, London.
21. Strandh, M. (1990) Laboratoriestudier av smâringmaskars (Enchytraeidae, Oligochaeta) livscykel. MSc-thesis. Dept. of Ecology and Environmental Research, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala.
22. Vliet, P. C. J. van, Beare, M. H., Coleman, D. C. (1995) Population dynamics and functional roles of Enchytraeidae (Oligochaeta) in hardwood forest and agricultural ecosystems. Plant Soil 170, 199-207.