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Article ; Online: Earthworms and soil mesofauna as early bioindicators for landfill restoration

Ashwood, Frank / Barreto, Carlos / Butt, Kevin R. / Lampert, Martin / Doick, Kieron / Vanguelova, Elena I.

Soil Research. 2022, v. 61, no. 4 p.311-328

2022

Abstract: Context Landfill activities physically disrupt soil habitats. When restoring landfill to ‘soft’ end uses such as woodland, the appropriate stockpiling and reapplication of native topsoil to provide suitable soil habitats may enhance soil fauna ... ...

Abstract	Context Landfill activities physically disrupt soil habitats. When restoring landfill to ‘soft’ end uses such as woodland, the appropriate stockpiling and reapplication of native topsoil to provide suitable soil habitats may enhance soil fauna recolonisation and reduce restoration timeframes. Aims We studied the influence of reclamation practices on earthworm and mesofauna communities, and evaluated the role of earthworms and soil mesofauna as bioindicators of early landfill restoration success. Methods We investigated soil physico–chemical parameters, and earthworm and soil mesofauna communities at two restored landfill sites and the surrounding land uses. We also applied the QBS-collembola (QBS-c) and QBS-earthworm (QBS-e) index techniques in a reclaimed landfill setting. Results Natural colonisation of reclaimed landfill by earthworms occurred rapidly where original site topsoil was stockpiled, reapplied, and revegetated. QBS-e and QBS-c indices indicated that the most disturbed sites generally had the lowest soil biological quality. Mesofauna richness and abundance were generally higher in the low-disturbance sites. Conclusions and implications We demonstrate the value of recording a range of soil invertebrates during land reclamation, since different soil bioindicator groups respond differently to soil disturbance. QBS-c and QBS-e index techniques alongside traditional soil macro- and mesofauna assessments reinforced our observed soil fauna responses to reclamation practices. Thus, we encourage multitaxon soil monitoring during land reclamation. Where landfill restoration was carried out to a poor standard, results suggest that soil mesofauna are better indicators of soil status than earthworms. For future restoration schemes, best-practice methods are recommended to improve poor-quality reclaimed soil materials to facilitate rapid soil fauna recolonisation and soil structural development.
Keywords	disturbed soils ; earthworms ; land restoration ; landfills ; research ; topsoil ; woodlands ; Acari ; biological indicator ; Collembola ; landfill restoration ; mesofauna ; reclamation ; soil compaction
Language	English
Size	p. 311-328.
Publishing place	CSIRO Publishing
Document type	Article ; Online
ZDB-ID	2600570-0
ISSN	1838-6768 ; 1838-675X
ISSN (online)	1838-6768
ISSN	1838-675X
DOI	10.1071/SR21286
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Article: Woodland restoration on agricultural land: long‐term impacts on soil quality

Ashwood, Frank / Benham, Sue / Fuentes‐Montemayor, Elisa / Park, Kirsty / Vanguelova, Elena I / Watts, Kevin

Restoration ecology. 2019 Nov., v. 27, no. 6

2019

Abstract: Woodland restoration is underway globally to counter the negative soil quality and ecological impacts of agricultural expansion and woodland fragmentation, and restore or enhance biodiversity, ecosystem functions and services. However, we lack ... ...

Abstract	Woodland restoration is underway globally to counter the negative soil quality and ecological impacts of agricultural expansion and woodland fragmentation, and restore or enhance biodiversity, ecosystem functions and services. However, we lack information about the long‐term effects of woodland restoration on agricultural soils, particularly at temporal scales meaningful to woodland and soil development. This study utilized soil and earthworm sampling across a chronosequence of sites transitioning from “agricultural land” to “secondary woodland” (50–110 years) and “ancient woodland” (>400 years), with the goal of quantifying the effects of woodland restoration on agricultural land, on key soil quality parameters (soil bulk density, pH, carbon and nitrogen stocks, and earthworm abundance, biomass, species richness and diversity). Broad‐leaved woodland restoration led to significantly greater soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks compared to arable land, and young (50–60 years) secondary woodland increased earthworm species and functional diversity compared to both arable and pasture agricultural land. SOC stocks in secondary broad‐leaved woodlands (50–110 years) were comparable to those found in long‐term ancient woodlands (>400 years). Our findings show that broad‐leaved woodland restoration of agricultural land can lead to meaningful soil ecological improvement and gains in SOC within 50–110 years, and provide intel on how restoration activities may be best targeted to maximize soil quality and functions.
Keywords	agricultural soils ; arable soils ; biomass ; chronosequences ; earthworms ; ecological function ; environmental impact ; forest restoration ; functional diversity ; long term effects ; nitrogen ; pastures ; pH ; soil density ; soil ecology ; soil organic carbon ; soil quality ; species richness ; woodlands
Language	English
Dates of publication	2019-11
Size	p. 1381-1392.
Publishing place	Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Document type	Article
Note	JOURNAL ARTICLE
ZDB-ID	914746-9
ISSN	1526-100X ; 1061-2971
ISSN (online)	1526-100X
ISSN	1061-2971
DOI	10.1111/rec.13003
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Article: Effects of composted green waste on soil quality and tree growth on a reclaimed landfill site

Ashwood, Frank / Butt, Kevin R / Doick, Kieron J / Vanguelova, Elena I

European journal of soil biology. 2018 May, June, v. 87

2018

Abstract: The addition of composted green waste (CGW) into soil-forming materials during land reclamation can benefit tree growth by improvement of soil properties and provide an effective waste management solution. CGW addition may also assist the establishment ... ...

Abstract	The addition of composted green waste (CGW) into soil-forming materials during land reclamation can benefit tree growth by improvement of soil properties and provide an effective waste management solution. CGW addition may also assist the establishment of earthworm populations, which in turn aid soil development through their burrowing and feeding activities. An experiment was set up on a reclaimed landfill site, to measure the effects of CGW addition on soil physical and chemical quality and subsequently on the survival and growth of two tree species (Acer platanoides and Alnus cordata). A further objective was to measure the influence of earthworm (Aporrectodea longa) addition on the above. CGW addition led to significantly greater A. cordata growth (height and diameter) and increased survival rate. No benefits from CGW addition were observed on A. platanoides growth or survival, although this is likely due to soil drought conditions during establishment. CGW addition significantly increased levels of organic carbon and essential plant macro-nutrients in the reclaimed soil. Soil pH rose slightly across all treatments, with highest final pH under the control treatment. Earthworm inoculation, as used, was unsuccessful at increasing population density of A. longa. This experiment showed that CGW application can effectively improve tree establishment and soil quality on reclaimed landfill; however tree species selection is an important consideration, based on individual species tolerance and sensitivity to certain soil conditions. These findings will be informative to decisions on soil amendment and afforestation activities on similar reclaimed landfill sites.
Keywords	Acer platanoides ; Alnus cordata ; Aporrectodea longa ; afforestation ; burrowing ; composting ; drought ; earthworms ; green waste ; land restoration ; landfills ; organic carbon ; population density ; population growth ; reclaimed soils ; soil amendments ; soil pH ; soil quality ; survival rate ; tree growth ; trees
Language	English
Dates of publication	2018-05
Size	p. 46-52.
Publishing place	Elsevier Masson SAS
Document type	Article
ZDB-ID	1150007-4
ISSN	1164-5563
ISSN	1164-5563
DOI	10.1016/j.ejsobi.2018.05.003
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Article: Investigating tree foliar preference by the earthworms Aporrectodea longa and Allolobophora chlorotica in reclaimed and loam soil

Ashwood, Frank / Elena I. Vanguelova / Kevin R. Butt / Kieron J. Doick

Applied soil ecology. 2017 Feb., v. 110

2017

Abstract: Afforestation can improve the delivery of ecosystem services from reclaimed landfill sites. Tree health is a key determinant of ecosystem service delivery, and is directly impacted by soil quality; which is driven by biological processes in the soil, ... ...

Abstract	Afforestation can improve the delivery of ecosystem services from reclaimed landfill sites. Tree health is a key determinant of ecosystem service delivery, and is directly impacted by soil quality; which is driven by biological processes in the soil, reliant on leaf litter inputs to function. Different tree species have different litter quality, affecting the degree to which they support biological processes in soils and the development of abundant and diverse soil faunal communities. In recognition of their key role in improving soil structure and fertility—key attributes of soil quality, earthworms have often been the subject of research as a part of land reclamation, and these organisms have displayed preferences for specific types of leaf litter. This work utilised a choice chamber design to measure the foliar material palatability of two tree species used in land restoration (Alnus cordata and Acer platanoides) as a food source for two common European earthworm species (Aporrectodea longa and Allolobophora chlorotica), and the effect of a reclaimed soil quality on earthworm growth, survival and feeding preferences. The research revealed that both earthworm species initially preferred the foliar material of A. cordata over A. platanoides, with the leaves of the latter requiring higher degradation to become palatable to earthworms. The consumption of fresh leaves showed these are a suitable food source for earthworms in choice chamber experiments, which historically have instead relied on senescent leaf litter. Finally, high survival rates of both A. longa and A. chlorotica in the reclaimed soil treatment, in addition to consumption of leaf material of two tree species now widely used on reclaimed landfill sites, demonstrated that these earthworm species are suitable candidates for inoculation to reclaimed land.
Keywords	Acer platanoides ; afforestation ; Allolobophora chlorotica ; Alnus cordata ; Aporrectodea longa ; earthworms ; ecosystem services ; feeding preferences ; land restoration ; landfills ; leaves ; loam soils ; palatability ; plant litter ; reclaimed soils ; soil quality ; soil structure ; soil treatment ; survival rate ; trees
Language	English
Dates of publication	2017-02
Size	p. 109-117.
Publishing place	Elsevier B.V.
Document type	Article
ZDB-ID	1196758-4
ISSN	0929-1393
ISSN	0929-1393
DOI	10.1016/j.apsoil.2016.10.007
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Article: Interactive effects of composted green waste and earthworm activity on tree growth and reclaimed soil quality: A mesocosm experiment

Ashwood, Frank / Elena I. Vanguelova / Kevin R. Butt / Kieron J. Doick

Applied soil ecology. 2017 Oct., v. 119

2017

Abstract: On reclaimed landfill sites, the addition of organic matter such as composted green waste (CGW) to soil-forming materials can support tree survival and growth. CGW addition may also assist the establishment of sustainable earthworm populations, and in ... ...

Abstract	On reclaimed landfill sites, the addition of organic matter such as composted green waste (CGW) to soil-forming materials can support tree survival and growth. CGW addition may also assist the establishment of sustainable earthworm populations, and in turn these organisms can promote further soil development through their burrowing and feeding activity. Despite such potentially mutual benefits, little research has been carried out into CGW and earthworm interactions with trees on reclaimed land. A twelve month, open field nursery experiment revealed the responses of the interactions between two tree species; Alnus cordata (Betulaceae) and Acer platanoides (Sapindaceae), CGW and the earthworms Aporrectodea longa (Lumbricidae) and Allolobophora chlorotica (Lumbricidae) in reclaimed soil. Controlled mesocosm conditions permitted a detailed investigation into the factors affecting tree growth and nutrient uptake, soil nutrient cycling and earthworm population dynamics. Results revealed that A. cordata growth was unaffected by CGW or earthworm addition. There was, however, a significant positive synergistic effect of earthworm activity and CGW addition on A. platanoides growth. CGW addition significantly increased levels of organic carbon and essential plant macro-nutrients in reclaimed soil while earthworm activity assisted decomposition of both leaf litter and CGW. Findings showed that CGW may serve as a suitable early source of organic matter to support earthworm population establishment on reclaimed sites. This experiment demonstrates that CGW improves reclaimed soil quality, thereafter supporting tree establishment and growth on reclaimed landfill.
Keywords	Acer platanoides ; Allolobophora chlorotica ; Alnus cordata ; Aporrectodea longa ; biogeochemical cycles ; burrowing ; carbon ; earthworms ; green waste ; landfills ; nutrient uptake ; organic matter ; plant litter ; population dynamics ; reclaimed land ; reclaimed soils ; soil nutrients ; soil quality ; synergism ; tree growth ; trees
Language	English
Dates of publication	2017-10
Size	p. 226-233.
Publishing place	Elsevier B.V.
Document type	Article
ZDB-ID	1196758-4
ISSN	0929-1393
ISSN	0929-1393
DOI	10.1016/j.apsoil.2017.05.018
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Article ; Online: Global monitoring of soil animal communities using a common methodology

Potapov, Anton M. / Xin Sun / Barnes, Andrew D. / Briones, M.J.I. / Cameron, Erin K. / Tang, Chih-Hang Anthony / Eisenhauer, Nico / Franco, André L.C. / Fujii, Saori / Geisen, S.A. / Guerra, Carlos / Gongalsky, Konstantin B. / Haimi, Jari / Handa, Ira Tanya / Janion-Sheepers, Charlene / Karaban, Kamil / Lindo, Zoë / Matthieu, Jerome / Moreno, Maria Laura /

Murvanidze, Maka / Nielsen, Uffe N. / Scheu, Stefan / Schmidt, Olaf / Schneider, Clement / Seeber, Julia / Tsiafouli, Maria A. / Tuma, Jiri / Tiunov, Alexei V. / Zaitsev, Andrey S. / Ashwood, Frank / Callaham, Mac A. / Wall, Diana H.

Soil Organisms

2022 Volume 94, Issue 1

Abstract: Here we introduce the Soil BON Foodweb Team, a cross-continental collaborative network that aims to monitor soil animal communities and food webs using consistent methodology at a global scale. Soil animals support vital soil processes via soil structure ...

Abstract	Here we introduce the Soil BON Foodweb Team, a cross-continental collaborative network that aims to monitor soil animal communities and food webs using consistent methodology at a global scale. Soil animals support vital soil processes via soil structure modification, consumption of dead organic matter, and interactions with microbial and plant communities. Soil animal effects on ecosystem functions have been demonstrated by correlative analyses as well as in laboratory and field experiments, but these studies typically focus on selected animal groups or species at one or few sites with limited variation in environmental conditions. The lack of comprehensive harmonised large-scale soil animal community data including microfauna, mesofauna, and macrofauna, in conjunction with related soil functions, microbial communities, and vegetation, limits our understanding of biological interactions in soil systems and how these interactions affect ecosystem functioning. To provide such data, the Soil BON Foodweb Team invites researchers worldwide to use a common methodology to address six long-term goals: (1) to collect globally representative harmonised data on soil micro-, meso-, and macrofauna communities, (2) to describe key environmental drivers of soil animal communities and food webs, (3) to assess the efficiency of conservation approaches for the protection of soil animal communities, (4) to describe soil food webs and their association with soil functioning globally, (5) to establish a global research network for soil biodiversity monitoring and collaborative projects in related topics, (6) to reinforce local collaboration networks and expertise and support capacity building for soil animal research around the world. In this paper, we describe the vision of the global research network and the common sampling protocol to assess soil animal communities and advocate for the use of standard methodologies across observational and experimental soil animal studies. We will use this protocol to conduct soil animal ...
Keywords	Life Science
Language	English
Publishing country	nl
Document type	Article ; Online
ZDB-ID	2653491-5
ISSN	2509-9523 ; 1864-6417
ISSN (online)	2509-9523
ISSN	1864-6417
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Article ; Online: Global fine-resolution data on springtail abundance and community structure.

Potapov, Anton M / Chen, Ting-Wen / Striuchkova, Anastasia V / Alatalo, Juha M / Alexandre, Douglas / Arbea, Javier / Ashton, Thomas / Ashwood, Frank / Babenko, Anatoly B / Bandyopadhyaya, Ipsa / Baretta, Carolina Riviera Duarte Maluche / Baretta, Dilmar / Barnes, Andrew D / Bellini, Bruno C / Bendjaballah, Mohamed / Berg, Matty P / Bernava, Verónica / Bokhorst, Stef / Bokova, Anna I /

Bolger, Thomas / Bouchard, Mathieu / Brito, Roniere A / Buchori, Damayanti / Castaño-Meneses, Gabriela / Chauvat, Matthieu / Chomel, Mathilde / Chow, Yasuko / Chown, Steven L / Classen, Aimee T / Cortet, Jérôme / Čuchta, Peter / de la Pedrosa, Ana Manuela / De Lima, Estevam C A / Deharveng, Louis E / Doblas Miranda, Enrique / Drescher, Jochen / Eisenhauer, Nico / Ellers, Jacintha / Ferlian, Olga / Ferreira, Susana S D / Ferreira, Aila S / Fiera, Cristina / Filser, Juliane / Franken, Oscar / Fujii, Saori / Koudji, Essivi Gagnon / Gao, Meixiang / Gendreau-Berthiaume, Benoit / Gers, Charles / Greve, Michelle / Hamra-Kroua, Salah / Handa, I Tanya / Hasegawa, Motohiro / Heiniger, Charlène / Hishi, Takuo / Holmstrup, Martin / Homet, Pablo / Høye, Toke T / Ivask, Mari / Jacques, Bob / Janion-Scheepers, Charlene / Jochum, Malte / Joimel, Sophie / Jorge, Bruna Claudia S / Juceviča, Edite / Kapinga, Esther M / Kováč, Ľubomír / Krab, Eveline J / Krogh, Paul Henning / Kuu, Annely / Kuznetsova, Natalya / Lam, Weng Ngai / Lin, Dunmei / Lindo, Zoë / Liu, Amy W P / Lu, Jing-Zhong / Luciáñez, María José / Marx, Michael T / Mawan, Amanda / McCary, Matthew A / Minor, Maria A / Mitchell, Grace I / Moreno, David / Nakamori, Taizo / Negri, Ilaria / Nielsen, Uffe N / Ochoa-Hueso, Raúl / Oliveira Filho, Luís Carlos I / Palacios-Vargas, José G / Pollierer, Melanie M / Ponge, Jean-François / Potapov, Mikhail B / Querner, Pascal / Rai, Bibishan / Raschmanová, Natália / Rashid, Muhammad Imtiaz / Raymond-Léonard, Laura J / Reis, Aline S / Ross, Giles M / Rousseau, Laurent / Russell, David J / Saifutdinov, Ruslan A / Salmon, Sandrine / Santonja, Mathieu / Saraeva, Anna K / Sayer, Emma J / Scheunemann, Nicole / Scholz, Cornelia / Seeber, Julia / Shaw, Peter / Shveenkova, Yulia B / Slade, Eleanor M / Stebaeva, Sophya / Sterzynska, Maria / Sun, Xin / Susanti, Winda Ika / Taskaeva, Anastasia A / Tay, Li Si / Thakur, Madhav P / Treasure, Anne M / Tsiafouli, Maria / Twala, Mthokozisi N / Uvarov, Alexei V / Venier, Lisa A / Widenfalk, Lina A / Widyastuti, Rahayu / Winck, Bruna / Winkler, Daniel / Wu, Donghui / Xie, Zhijing / Yin, Rui / Zampaulo, Robson A / Zeppelini, Douglas / Zhang, Bing / Zoughailech, Abdelmalek / Ashford, Oliver / Klauberg-Filho, Osmar / Scheu, Stefan

Scientific data

2024 Volume 11, Issue 1, Page(s) 22

Abstract: Springtails (Collembola) inhabit soils from the Arctic to the Antarctic and comprise an estimated ~32% of all terrestrial arthropods on Earth. Here, we present a global, spatially-explicit database on springtail communities that includes 249,912 ... ...

Abstract	Springtails (Collembola) inhabit soils from the Arctic to the Antarctic and comprise an estimated ~32% of all terrestrial arthropods on Earth. Here, we present a global, spatially-explicit database on springtail communities that includes 249,912 occurrences from 44,999 samples and 2,990 sites. These data are mainly raw sample-level records at the species level collected predominantly from private archives of the authors that were quality-controlled and taxonomically-standardised. Despite covering all continents, most of the sample-level data come from the European continent (82.5% of all samples) and represent four habitats: woodlands (57.4%), grasslands (14.0%), agrosystems (13.7%) and scrublands (9.0%). We included sampling by soil layers, and across seasons and years, representing temporal and spatial within-site variation in springtail communities. We also provided data use and sharing guidelines and R code to facilitate the use of the database by other researchers. This data paper describes a static version of the database at the publication date, but the database will be further expanded to include underrepresented regions and linked with trait data.
MeSH term(s)	Animals ; Arthropods ; Ecosystem ; Forests ; Seasons ; Soil
Chemical Substances	Soil
Language	English
Publishing date	2024-01-03
Publishing country	England
Document type	Dataset ; Journal Article
ZDB-ID	2775191-0
ISSN	2052-4463 ; 2052-4463
ISSN (online)	2052-4463
ISSN	2052-4463
DOI	10.1038/s41597-023-02784-x
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