蚯蚓在生态系统中的作用_张卫信.pdfVIP

2007, 15 (2): 142153 doi: 10.1360/biodiv.060294 Biodiversity Science http: // 1,2* 1,2 1,2 1 (, 510650) 2 (, 100049) : , , , , : (1) ; (2) ; (3) , , : , , , Functions of earthworm in ecosystem Weixin Zhang1,2*, Dima Chen1,2, Cancan Zhao1,2 1 Institute of Ecology, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650 2 Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049 Abstract: As one of the key soil invertebrates, earthworms can greatly impact soil processes, and thus was named as “ecosystem engineer”. Earthworm activities such as feeding, digestion, excretion, and burrowing, facilitate the formation of various drilosphere in their guts or soils around, through which they alter the biological, chemical and physical processes of the ecosystem. Earthworms act as consumer, decomposer and modulator in ecosystem. The ecological functions of earthworm include: (1) effects on key soil ecosystem processes such as decomposition of soil organic matters and nutrient cycling; (2) effects on soil chemical and physical properties; and (3) interaction with plants, microorganisms and other animals. Earthworm activities and their functions in ecosystem are determined by various factors such as ecological groups of earthworms, population size, vegetation, parent materials of soil, climate, time scale, and history of soil utilization. The development of earthworm ecology was constrained