Using the ecosystem engineer concept to test the functional effects of a decrease in earthworm abundance due to an historic metal pollution gradient
Yvan Capowiez, Thibaut Lévèque, Céline Pelosi, Line Capowiez, Christophe Mazzia, Eva Schreck, Camille Dumat
Topics & Concepts
EarthwormBurrowEcosystem engineerAbundance (ecology)Environmental scienceMacroporeEcologyEcosystemInfiltration (HVAC)LumbricidaePollutionSoil scienceBiologyGeographyMeteorologyBiochemistryMesoporous materialCatalysisInvertebrate Taxonomy and EcologyPeatlands and Wetlands EcologySoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics