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Issue: Vol. 5589 No. 1: 19 Feb. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-02-19
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5589.1.24
Page range: 282-300
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Earthworms in grass lawns and native Atlantic Forest fragments at Embrapa Forestry, Colombo, Paraná state, Brazil

Universidade Federal do Paraná; Rua dos Funcionários 1540; 80035-050; Curitiba-PR; Brasil – Departamento de solos e engenharia agrícola
Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz” - Universidade de São Paulo; Av. Pádua Dias; 235; 13418-900 - Agronomia; Piracicaba - SP; Brasil
Universidade Federal do Paraná; Rua dos Funcionários 1540; 80035-050; Curitiba-PR; Brasil – Departamento de solos e engenharia agrícola
Universidade Federal do Paraná; Rua dos Funcionários 1540; 80035-050; Curitiba-PR; Brasil – Departamento de solos e engenharia agrícola
Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz” - Universidade de São Paulo; Av. Pádua Dias; 235; 13418-900 - Agronomia; Piracicaba - SP; Brasil
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Rodovia Ulysses Gaboardi; 3000; 89520-000; Curitibanos-SC; Brasil
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria; Av. Roraima; 1000; 97105-900; Camobi; Santa Maria-RS; Brasil
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Rodovia Ulysses Gaboardi; 3000; 89520-000; Curitibanos-SC; Brasil
Universidade Federal do Paraná; Rua dos Funcionários 1540; 80035-050; Curitiba-PR; Brasil – Departamento de solos e engenharia agrícola
Universidade do Estado do Mato Grosso - Rua Prof. Dr. Renato Figueiro Varella; 78690-000; Caixa Postal 08; Nova Xavantina – MT; Brasil
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria; Av. Roraima; 1000; 97105-900; Camobi; Santa Maria-RS; Brasil
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria; Av. Roraima; 1000; 97105-900; Camobi; Santa Maria-RS; Brasil
Universidade Federal de Viçosa - Av. P H Rolfs; s/n - Campus Universitário; 36570-900; Viçosa - MG; Brasil
Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul - SC-484; Km 02 - Fronteira Sul; 89815-899; Chapecó – SC; Brasil
Universidade de São Paulo - R. da Reitoria; 374 – Cidade Universitária; Butantã; 05508-220; São Paulo – SP; Brasil
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Rodovia Ulysses Gaboardi; 3000; 89520-000; Curitibanos-SC; Brasil
Embrapa Cerrados; Rodovia BR-020; Km 18 Caixa Postal: 08223 CEP: 73310-970 - Planaltina – DF; Brasil
Centro de Ciências Aplicadas à Agricultura Biológica; Herdade Couto da Várzea; Estrada Nacional 354; 6060-270; Ladoeiro; Idanha-a-Nova; Portugal; Centro de Ecologia Funcional; Departamento de Ciências da Vida; Universidade de Coimbra; Calçada Martim de Freitas; 3000-456; Coimbra; Portugal
Maharishi International University; Fairfield; IA 52557; USA
Universidade Federal do Paraná; Rua dos Funcionários 1540; 80035-050; Curitiba-PR; Brasil – Departamento de solos e engenharia agrícola; Embrapa Florestas; Estrada da Ribeira; Km 111; Caixa Postal 319; CEP 83411-000; Colombo-PR; Brazil
Annelida Oligochaeta Crassiclitellata biodiversity bioindicators peri-urban ecosystems

Abstract

Earthworms are important soil biological indicators, but there is relatively little information on their communities in peri-urban soils and land uses in the subtropics. In the present paper, we describe earthworm occurrence and relationships with soil biological, chemical and physical attributes in grass lawns and native Atlantic Forest fragments in the Curitiba metropolitan area, using different sampling methods: quantitative handsorting, formalin extraction and qualitative sampling. Overall, 785 individuals, of six families and 12 species were found, four of which were native (Glossoscolex embrapaensis, Fimoscolex nivae, Urobenus brasiliensis and Ocnerodrilidae sp.), and eight exotic (Dichogaster bolaui, Dichogaster sp., Murchieona minuscula, Aporrectodea rosea, Amynthas gracilis, Amynthas morrisi, Metaphire californica and Pontoscolex corethrurus). Grass lawns had higher abundance (509 individuals) and diversity (Shannon-Wienner, Simpson and Pielou). Handsorting was the most effective sampling method (70% of all individuals). Exotic species predominanted in most areas (≥50% of individuals), indicating a higher degree of human disturbance. Biomass followed the same pattern as abundance, being higher in grass lawns. Multivariate analysis showed that chemical and biological soil attributes did not have a direct correlation with earthworm abundance, and that native forest fragments had higher acidity and C contents.

 

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