Author/Authors :
Hodson، نويسنده , , Mark E. and Black، نويسنده , , Stuart and Brinza، نويسنده , , Loredana and Carpenter، نويسنده , , Daniel and Lambkin، نويسنده , , Denise C. and Mosselmans، نويسنده , , J. Fred W. and Palumbo-Roe، نويسنده , , Barbara and Schofield، نويسنده , , Paul F. and Sizmur، نويسنده , , Tom and Versteegh، نويسنده , , Emma A.A. and Black، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Earthworms have a significant impact on the functioning of soils and the processes that occur within them. Here we review our work on the impact of earthworms on soil mineralogy and chemistry, in particular focusing on the contribution of earthworms to mineral weathering and calcium carbonate in soils and the impact that earthworms have on metal mobility at contaminated sites.
Keywords :
Weathering , Earthworms , Calcium carbonate , calcite , Metal contamination
