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Microannelids (Enchytraeidae, Hrabeillidae) in acidic soils of oak coppices: restoration of coppicing increased soil moisture and microannelid density
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| Rok publikování | 2026 |
| Druh | Článek v odborném periodiku |
| Časopis / Zdroj | Applied Soil Ecology |
| Fakulta / Pracoviště MU | |
| Citace | |
| www | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.106576 |
| Doi | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.106576 |
| Klíčová slova | Enchytraeids; Hrabeiella periglandulata; Soil texture; Soil temperature; Oak forest; Soil chemistry; Biomass |
| Popis | Coppicing is an ancient form of woodland management, traditionally used to obtain wood for item production and fuel, but also known to benefit many organisms. Impact of coppicing on soil organisms is understudied and soil-dwelling microannelids (mostly Enchytraeidae) have been overlooked completely. In 2016-2021 a total of ten coppices were restored in two study areas near the villages Popice and Hnanice in xerothermophilous oak coppices, neglected since the 1950s. We collected three soil cores from each restored coppice and three control soil cores from adjacent neglected coppices (control) in spring and again in autumn 2021, to estimate densities and species composition of microannelids. Restored coppices showed higher soil temperature and moisture than the neglected ones. The mean densities in restored coppices were 38,543 f 6520 ind.center dot m-2, and 22,894 f 4567 ind.center dot m-2 in control plots. The difference between treatments was significant (two factor ANOVA). Two variables that positively correlated with the abundance were soil temperature and proportion of sand particles (soil texture). We also tested the impact of chemical variables and soil temperature on the whole assemblage (partial db-RDA). Soil organic carbon, soil pH and soil moisture were significant predictors. The dry biomass was 3.56 f 0.81 g center dot m-2 for neglected coppices and 2.12 f 0.66 g center dot m-2 for control plots. Biomass was high for the given densities, probably caused by dominance of the fairly large species Fridericia brunensis, which seems to be acidophilic and xerotolerant (unlike its co-geners). |
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