Soil pH governs production rate of calcium carbonate secreted by the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris

D. C. Lambkin; K. H. Gwilliam; C. Layton; M. G. Canti; T. G. Piearce; M. E. Hodson

doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.03.032

Soil pH governs production rate of calcium carbonate secreted by the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris

D. C. Lambkin, K. H. Gwilliam, C. Layton, M. G. Canti, T. G. Piearce, M. E. Hodson

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Lumbricus terrestris earthworms exposed to 11 soils of contrasting properties produced, on average, 0.8 +/- 0.1 mg(CaCO3) earthworm(-1) day(-1) in the form of granules up to 2 mm in diameter. Production rate increased with soil pH (r(2) = 0.68, p < 0.01). Earthworms could be a significant source of calcite in soils. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	S64-S66
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Geochemistry
Volume	26
Issue number	Supplement
Early online date	22 Mar 2011
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.03.032
Publication status	Published - Jun 2011

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Soil pH governs production rate of calcium carbonate secreted by the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris

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