Journal article
Authors list: Phillips, HRP; Guerra, CA; Bartz, MLC; Briones, MJI; Brown, G; Crowther, TW; Ferlian, O; Gongalsky, KB; den Hoogen, J; Krebs, J; Orgiazzi, A; Routh, D; Schwarz, B; Bach, EM; Bennett, J; Brose, U; Decaens, T; König-Ries, B; Loreau, M; Mathieu, J; Mulder, C; van der Putten, WH; Ramirez, KS; Rillig, MC; Russell, D; Rutgers, M; Thakur, MP; de Vries, FT; Wall, DH; Wardle, DA; Arai, M; Ayuke, FO; Baker, GH; Beausejour, R; Bedano, JC; Birkhofer, K; Blanchart, E; Blossey, B; Bolger, T; Bradley, RL; Callaham, MA; Capowiez, Y; Caulfield, ME; Choi, A; Crotty, FV; Davalos, A; Cosin, DJD; Dominguez, A; Duhour, AE; van Eekeren, N; Emmerling, C; Falco, LB; Fernandez, R; Fonte, SJ; Fragoso, C; Franco, ALC; Fugere, M; Fusilero, AT; Gholami, S; Gundale, MJ; Lopez, MG; Hackenberger, DK; Hernandez, LM; Hishi, T; Holdsworth, AR; Holmstrup, M; Hopfensperger, KN; Lwanga, EH; Huhta, V; Hurisso, TT; Iannone, BV; Iordache, M; Joschko, M; Kaneko, N; Kanianska, R; Keith, AM; Kelly, CA; Kernecker, ML; Klaminder, J; Kone, AW; Kooch, Y; Kukkonen, ST; Lalthanzara, H; Lammel, DR; Lebedev, IM; Li, YQ; Lidon, JBJ; Lincoln, NK; Loss, SR; Marichal, R; Matula, R; Moos, JH; Moreno, G; Moron-Rios, A; Muys, B; Neirynck, J; Norgrove, L; Novo, M; Nuutinen, V; Nuzzo, V; Rahman, PM; Pansu, J; Paudel, S; Peres, G; Perez-Camacho, L; Pineiro, R; Ponge, JF; Rashid, MI; Rebollo, S; Rodeiro-Iglesias, J; Rodriguez, MA; Roth, AM; Rousseau, GX; Rozen, A; Sayad, E; Schaik, L; Scharenbroch, BC; Schirrmann, M; Schmidt, O; Schroder, B; Seeber, J; Shashkov, MP; Singh, J; Smith, SM; Steinwandter, M; Talavera, JA; Trigo, D; Tsukamoto, J; de Valenca, AW; Vanek, SJ; Virto, I; Wackett, AA; Warren, MW; Wehr, NH; Whalen, JK; Wironen, MB; Wolters, V; Zenkova, IV; Zhang, WX; Cameron, EK; Eisenhauer, N
Publication year: 2019
Pages: 480-485
Journal: Science
Volume number: 366
Issue number: 6464
ISSN: 0036-8075
DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aax4851
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Abstract:
Soil organisms, including earthworms, are a key component of terrestrial ecosystems. However, little is known about their diversity, their distribution, and the threats affecting them. We compiled a global dataset of sampled earthworm communities from 6928 sites in 57 countries as a basis for predicting patterns in earthworm diversity, abundance, and biomass. We found that local species richness and abundance typically peaked at higher latitudes, displaying patterns opposite to those observed in aboveground organisms. However, high species dissimilarity across tropical locations may cause diversity across the entirety of the tropics to be higher than elsewhere. Climate variables were found to be more important in shaping earthworm communities than soil properties or habitat cover. These findings suggest that climate change may have serious implications for earthworm communities and for the functions they provide.
Citation Styles
Harvard Citation style: Phillips, H., Guerra, C., Bartz, M., Briones, M., Brown, G., Crowther, T., et al. (2019) Global distribution of earthworm diversity, Science, 366(6464), pp. 480-485. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aax4851
APA Citation style: Phillips, H., Guerra, C., Bartz, M., Briones, M., Brown, G., Crowther, T., Ferlian, O., Gongalsky, K., den Hoogen, J., Krebs, J., Orgiazzi, A., Routh, D., Schwarz, B., Bach, E., Bennett, J., Brose, U., Decaens, T., König-Ries, B., Loreau, M., ...Eisenhauer, N. (2019). Global distribution of earthworm diversity. Science. 366(6464), 480-485. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aax4851
