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Issue: Vol. 4496 No. 1: 5 Oct. 2018
Type: Article
Published: 2018-10-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4496.1.40
Page range: 517–534
Abstract views: 97
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Earthworm species in no-tillage agroecosystems and native Atlantic forests in Western Paraná, Brazil

Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, Rua dos Funcionários, 1540 - Juvevê, CEP 80035-050, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Universidade Positivo, Rua Prof. Pedro Viriato Parigot de Souza, 5300, CEP 81280-330, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, Rua dos Funcionários, 1540 - Juvevê, CEP 80035-050, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, Rua dos Funcionários, 1540 - Juvevê, CEP 80035-050, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, Rua dos Funcionários, 1540 - Juvevê, CEP 80035-050, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, Rua dos Funcionários, 1540 - Juvevê, CEP 80035-050, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Universidade Positivo, Rua Prof. Pedro Viriato Parigot de Souza, 5300, CEP 81280-330, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
State University of Londrina, Rodovia Celso Garcia Cid, Km 380, s/n - Campus Universitário, CEP 86057-970, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
State University of Londrina, Rodovia Celso Garcia Cid, Km 380, s/n - Campus Universitário, CEP 86057-970, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
State University of Londrina, Rodovia Celso Garcia Cid, Km 380, s/n - Campus Universitário, CEP 86057-970, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
Itaipu Binacional, Av. Tancredo Neves, 6702, Jardim Itaipu, CEP 85856-970, Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brasil
Itaipu Binacional, Av. Tancredo Neves, 6702, Jardim Itaipu, CEP 85856-970, Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brasil
Federação Brasileira de Plantio Direto e Irrigação, Av. Presidente Tancredo Neves, 6731, Parque Tecnológico de Itaipu, Edifício das águas 2° andar sala 201, CEP 85867-900, Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brasil
Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, Rua dos Funcionários, 1540 - Juvevê, CEP 80035-050, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil Embrapa Florestas, Estrada da Ribeira, Km 111, Caixa Postal 319, CEP 83441-000, Colombo, Paraná, Brazil
2Universidade Positivo, Rua Prof. Pedro Viriato Parigot de Souza, 5300, CEP 81280-330, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Annelida Oligochaeta biodiversity agricultural management conservation

Abstract

Earthworm populations often increase with the adoption of no-tillage (NT) practices, but few studies have evaluated earthworm diversity in these agroecosystems. In the present study we assessed earthworm species richness in 40 sites under NT and six native Atlantic forest fragments in Western Paraná, Southern Brazil. At each site earthworms were sampled quantitatively (n=5) and qualitatively (n=5), by handsorting soil monoliths (20 x 20 cm width x 20 cm depth), totaling 460 samples overall. Earthworms were killed and fixed in 96% ethanol, counted and identified. Overall, 18 species were found, in the families Acanthodrilidae, Glossoscolecidae, Megascolecidae, Rhinodrilidae and Ocnerodrilidae, of which 10 were native and eight exotic. No-tillage agroecosystems had larger earthworm populations and higher species richness overall than native forests, although this was mainly due to colonization of these agricultural fields by exotic species. Mostly native species were found in the Atlantic forests, highlighting the importance of these habitats as refugia for native earthworm species conservation.

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