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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 480-485 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Science |
| Volume | 366 |
| Issue number | 6464 |
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| Publication status | Published - Oct 25 2019 |
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Global distribution of earthworm diversity. / Phillips, Helen R.P.; Guerra, Carlos A.; Bartz, Marie L.C.; Briones, Maria J.I.; Brown, George; Crowther, Thomas W.; Ferlian, Olga; Gongalsky, Konstantin B.; Van Den Hoogen, Johan; Krebs, Julia; Orgiazzi, Alberto; Routh, Devin; Schwarz, Benjamin; Bach, Elizabeth M.; Bennett, Joanne; Brose, Ulrich; Decaëns, Thibaud; König-Ries, Birgitta; Loreau, Michel; Mathieu, Jérôme; Mulder, Christian; Van Der Putten, Wim H.; Ramirez, Kelly S.; Rillig, Matthias C.; Russell, David; Rutgers, Michiel; Thakur, Madhav P.; De Vries, Franciska T.; Wall, Diana H.; Wardle, David A.; Arai, Miwa; Ayuke, Fredrick O.; Baker, Geoff H.; Beauséjour, Robin; Bedano, José C.; Birkhofer, Klaus; Blanchart, Eric; Blossey, Bernd; Bolger, Thomas; Bradley, Robert L.; Callaham, Mac A.; Capowiez, Yvan; Caulfield, Mark E.; Choi, Amy; Crotty, Felicity V.; Dávalos, Andrea; Cosin, Darío J.Diaz; Dominguez, Anahí; Duhour, Andrés Esteban; Van Eekeren, Nick; Emmerling, Christoph; Falco, Liliana B.; Fernández, Rosa; Fonte, Steven J.; Fragoso, Carlos; Franco, André L.C.; Fugère, Martine; Fusilero, Abegail T.; Gholami, Shaieste; Gundale, Michael J.; L pez, M. nica Gutiérrez; Hackenberger, Davorka K.; Hernández, Luis M.; Hishi, Takuo; Holdsworth, Andrew R.; Holmstrup, Martin; Hopfensperger, Kristine N.; Lwanga, Esperanza Huerta; Huhta, Veikko; Hurisso, Tunsisa T.; Iannone, Basil V.; Iordache, Madalina; Joschko, Monika; Kaneko, Nobuhiro; Kanianska, Radoslava; Keith, Aidan M.; Kelly, Courtland A.; Kernecker, Maria L.; Klaminder, Jonatan; Koné, Armand W.; Kooch, Yahya; Kukkonen, Sanna T.; Lalthanzara, H.; Lammel, Daniel R.; Lebedev, Iurii M.; Li, Yiqing; Lidon, Juan B.Jesus; Lincoln, Noa K.; Loss, Scott R.; Marichal, Raphael; Matula, Radim; Moos, Jan Hendrik; Moreno, Gerardo; Mor n-Ríos, Alejandro; Muys, Bart; Neirynck, Johan; Norgrove, Lindsey; Novo, Marta; Nuutinen, Visa; Nuzzo, Victoria; Mujeeb Rahman, P.; Pansu, Johan; Paudel, Shishir; Pérès, Guénola; Pérez-Camacho, Lorenzo; Piñeiro, Raúl; Ponge, Jean François; Rashid, Muhammad Imtiaz; Rebollo, Salvador; Rodeiro-Iglesias, Javier; Rodríguez, Miguel; Roth, Alexander M.; Rousseau, Guillaume X.; Rozen, Anna; Sayad, Ehsan; Van Schaik, Loes; Scharenbroch, Bryant C.; Schirrmann, Michael; Schmidt, Olaf; Schröder, Boris; Seeber, Julia; Shashkov, Maxim P.; Singh, Jaswinder; Smith, Sandy M.; Steinwandter, Michael; Talavera, José A.; Trigo, Dolores; Tsukamoto, Jiro; De Valença, Anne W.; Vanek, Steven J.; Virto, Iñigo; Wackett, Adrian A.; Warren, Matthew W.; Wehr, Nathaniel H.; Whalen, Joann K.; Wironen, Michael B.; Wolters, Volkmar; Zenkova, Irina V.; Zhang, Weixin; Cameron, Erin K.; Eisenhauer, Nico.
In: Science, Vol. 366, No. 6464, 25.10.2019, p. 480-485.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Global distribution of earthworm diversity
AU - Phillips, Helen R.P.
AU - Guerra, Carlos A.
AU - Bartz, Marie L.C.
AU - Briones, Maria J.I.
AU - Brown, George
AU - Crowther, Thomas W.
AU - Ferlian, Olga
AU - Gongalsky, Konstantin B.
AU - Van Den Hoogen, Johan
AU - Krebs, Julia
AU - Orgiazzi, Alberto
AU - Routh, Devin
AU - Schwarz, Benjamin
AU - Bach, Elizabeth M.
AU - Bennett, Joanne
AU - Brose, Ulrich
AU - Decaëns, Thibaud
AU - König-Ries, Birgitta
AU - Loreau, Michel
AU - Mathieu, Jérôme
AU - Mulder, Christian
AU - Van Der Putten, Wim H.
AU - Ramirez, Kelly S.
AU - Rillig, Matthias C.
AU - Russell, David
AU - Rutgers, Michiel
AU - Thakur, Madhav P.
AU - De Vries, Franciska T.
AU - Wall, Diana H.
AU - Wardle, David A.
AU - Arai, Miwa
AU - Ayuke, Fredrick O.
AU - Baker, Geoff H.
AU - Beauséjour, Robin
AU - Bedano, José C.
AU - Birkhofer, Klaus
AU - Blanchart, Eric
AU - Blossey, Bernd
AU - Bolger, Thomas
AU - Bradley, Robert L.
AU - Callaham, Mac A.
AU - Capowiez, Yvan
AU - Caulfield, Mark E.
AU - Choi, Amy
AU - Crotty, Felicity V.
AU - Dávalos, Andrea
AU - Cosin, Darío J.Diaz
AU - Dominguez, Anahí
AU - Duhour, Andrés Esteban
AU - Van Eekeren, Nick
AU - Emmerling, Christoph
AU - Falco, Liliana B.
AU - Fernández, Rosa
AU - Fonte, Steven J.
AU - Fragoso, Carlos
AU - Franco, André L.C.
AU - Fugère, Martine
AU - Fusilero, Abegail T.
AU - Gholami, Shaieste
AU - Gundale, Michael J.
AU - L pez, M. nica Gutiérrez
AU - Hackenberger, Davorka K.
AU - Hernández, Luis M.
AU - Hishi, Takuo
AU - Holdsworth, Andrew R.
AU - Holmstrup, Martin
AU - Hopfensperger, Kristine N.
AU - Lwanga, Esperanza Huerta
AU - Huhta, Veikko
AU - Hurisso, Tunsisa T.
AU - Iannone, Basil V.
AU - Iordache, Madalina
AU - Joschko, Monika
AU - Kaneko, Nobuhiro
AU - Kanianska, Radoslava
AU - Keith, Aidan M.
AU - Kelly, Courtland A.
AU - Kernecker, Maria L.
AU - Klaminder, Jonatan
AU - Koné, Armand W.
AU - Kooch, Yahya
AU - Kukkonen, Sanna T.
AU - Lalthanzara, H.
AU - Lammel, Daniel R.
AU - Lebedev, Iurii M.
AU - Li, Yiqing
AU - Lidon, Juan B.Jesus
AU - Lincoln, Noa K.
AU - Loss, Scott R.
AU - Marichal, Raphael
AU - Matula, Radim
AU - Moos, Jan Hendrik
AU - Moreno, Gerardo
AU - Mor n-Ríos, Alejandro
AU - Muys, Bart
AU - Neirynck, Johan
AU - Norgrove, Lindsey
AU - Novo, Marta
AU - Nuutinen, Visa
AU - Nuzzo, Victoria
AU - Mujeeb Rahman, P.
AU - Pansu, Johan
AU - Paudel, Shishir
AU - Pérès, Guénola
AU - Pérez-Camacho, Lorenzo
AU - Piñeiro, Raúl
AU - Ponge, Jean François
AU - Rashid, Muhammad Imtiaz
AU - Rebollo, Salvador
AU - Rodeiro-Iglesias, Javier
AU - Rodríguez, Miguel
AU - Roth, Alexander M.
AU - Rousseau, Guillaume X.
AU - Rozen, Anna
AU - Sayad, Ehsan
AU - Van Schaik, Loes
AU - Scharenbroch, Bryant C.
AU - Schirrmann, Michael
AU - Schmidt, Olaf
AU - Schröder, Boris
AU - Seeber, Julia
AU - Shashkov, Maxim P.
AU - Singh, Jaswinder
AU - Smith, Sandy M.
AU - Steinwandter, Michael
AU - Talavera, José A.
AU - Trigo, Dolores
AU - Tsukamoto, Jiro
AU - De Valença, Anne W.
AU - Vanek, Steven J.
AU - Virto, Iñigo
AU - Wackett, Adrian A.
AU - Warren, Matthew W.
AU - Wehr, Nathaniel H.
AU - Whalen, Joann K.
AU - Wironen, Michael B.
AU - Wolters, Volkmar
AU - Zenkova, Irina V.
AU - Zhang, Weixin
AU - Cameron, Erin K.
AU - Eisenhauer, Nico
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2019 American Association for the Advancement of Science. All rights reserved.
PY - 2019/10/25
Y1 - 2019/10/25
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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