Do earthworms (D. veneta) influence plant-available water in technogenic soil-like substrate from bricks and compost?
Willaredt, Moreen
Nehls, Thomas
van Schaik, Loes
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-020-02772-3
Persistent URL: http://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gldocs-11858/10605
Ulrich, Susanne; Willaredt, Moreen; Nehls, Thomas; van Schaik, Loes, 2020: Do earthworms (D. veneta) influence plant-available water in technogenic soil-like substrate from bricks and compost? . In: Journal of Soils and Sediments , 21 , 5 , 2013 -2024, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-020-02772-3.
Ulrich, Susanne; Soil Sciences and Soil Protection, Martin Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
Willaredt, Moreen; Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Nehls, Thomas; Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
van Schaik, Loes; Soil Physics and Land Management Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
Willaredt, Moreen; Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Nehls, Thomas; Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
van Schaik, Loes; Soil Physics and Land Management Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
Abstract
Purpose: Topsoil and peat are often taken from intact rural ecosystems to supply the urban demand for fertile soils and soil-like substrates. One way of reducing this exploitation is to recycle suitable urban wastes to produce Technosols and technogenic soil-like substrates. In this study, we investigate the role earthworms can play in impacting the hydraulic properties of such a soil-like substrate.