Monika Joschko

TL;DR: It was found that local species richness and abundance typically peaked at higher latitudes, displaying patterns opposite to those observed in aboveground organisms, which suggest that climate change may have serious implications for earthworm communities and for the functions they provide.

TL;DR: In this article, a transect study was carried out in 1996, 1997 and 1998 on tilled, sandy to loamy soils in the morainal landscape of northeast Germany.

TL;DR: In this article, a study was carried out to determine the order of magnitude in which earthworm channels can contribute to the reduction of runoff during simulated rainfall, and two sets of experiments were carried out, the first using soil columns (Ap-horizon of a Luvisol) in which endogeic earthworms had dug channels through previously produced surface seals, the second set consisting of runoff boxes, where artificial channels were made with a needle following a rainfall application that had also produced a pronounced surface seal.

TL;DR: In this article, the relationship between soil structure and plant roots was analyzed using X-ray computed microtomography (micro-CT), where root volumes and surfaces were quantified with a standard root washing method showing good correspondence.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of reduced, ploughless tillage on earthworm abundance was explored during a 10-year observational study on a producer's field on sandy soil.