Lumbricides role in the soil formation

Abstract

Currently degradation of soils globally gained a catastrophic character and is one of the main dangers of global ecological crisis. One way to mitigate degradation and natural restoring soils fertility long time to arable land is their fallow. It is assumed that due to the interaction of the root system of plants and soil biota, the humification processes in the soil will increase and will be improved biological and physico-chemical properties of soils. Different soil types develop in close relationship both with the climatic conditions, geologic structure and anthropogenic context, as well as with microscopic organisms that inhabit and which by their biological activity shaping the evolution and characteristics. In the majority of terrestrial ecosystems soil contains the greatest diversity of organisms. Biological importance of earthworms (Lumbricidae) in soil was established at the end of the past century by Hensenom and Darwin.