Greenhouse-gas emissions from soils increased by earthworms

Ingrid M. Lubbers (), Kees Jan van Groenigen, Steven J. Fonte, Johan Six, Lijbert Brussaard and Jan Willem van Groenigen
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Ingrid M. Lubbers: Wageningen University
Kees Jan van Groenigen: Northern Arizona University
Steven J. Fonte: Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Program (Latin American and Caribbean Region) International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Unidad Suelos
Johan Six: University of California
Lijbert Brussaard: Wageningen University
Jan Willem van Groenigen: Wageningen University

Nature Climate Change, 2013, vol. 3, issue 3, 187-194

Abstract: Earthworms play an essential part in determining the greenhouse-gas balance of soils worldwide but whether their activity moves soils towards being a net source or sink remains controversial. This Review of the overall effect of earthworms on the greenhouse-gas balance of soils suggests that although beneficial to fertility, earthworms tend to increase the net soil emissions of such gases.

Date: 2013
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