Can commercial mulches be reservoirs of invasive earthworms? Promotion of ligninolytic enzyme activity and survival of Amynthas agrestis (Goto and Hatai, 1899)

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dc.authorid0000-0003-4944-3497
dc.authorid0000-0002-2558-0553
dc.authorscopusid35811876500
dc.authorscopusid7003754349
dc.authorscopusid56428735100
dc.authorscopusid55315333100
dc.authorwosidGorres, Josef/AAG-8178-2020
dc.authorwosidBelliturk, Korkmaz/AAE-2366-2022
dc.authorwosidBelliturk, Korkmaz/ABA-1887-2020
dc.contributor.authorBellitürk, Korkmaz
dc.contributor.authorGoerres, Josef Hubert
dc.contributor.authorKunkle, Jeanne
dc.contributor.authorMelnichuk, Ryan Dustin Scott
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-11T14:46:03Z
dc.date.available2022-05-11T14:46:03Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.departmentFakülteler, Ziraat Fakültesi, Toprak Bilimi ve Bitki Besleme Bölümü
dc.description.abstractAmynthas agrestis is an exotic, invasive earthworm in North America that has been associated with horticulture settings as well as damage to forest soil. An experiment was conducted to find out whether A. agrestis, an earthworm commonly found in mulches in Vermont, stimulates ligninolytic enzymes in the presence of commercial wood mulches. Mesocosms filled with a sandy loam soil were topped with either spruce, cedar or pine mulch. Half of the mesocosms received juvenile A. agrestis, the other half did not. After 7 weeks soils were analyzed for phenoloxidase and peroxidase activity. Most A. agrestis survived and developed into adults during the incubation period. Significantly greater phenoloxidase activity was detected in soils with A. agrestis than without earthworms. Mean (standard deviation) phenoloxidase activities in the presence of A. agrestis were 0.15 (+/- 0.10), 1.14 (+/- 0.46), 2.71 (+/- 0.98) mu mol g(-1) h(-1) for pine, spruce and cedar respectively, and 0.012 (+/- 0.023), 0.25 (+/- 0.25), 0.78 (+/- 0.45) mmol g(-1) h(-1) in the absence of A. agrestis. There was significantly greater peroxidase activity for the pine and spruce treatment when earthworms were present. Mean peroxidase activities were 0.47 (+/- 0.21), 0.94 (+/- 0.29), 1.20 (+/- 0.77) mmol h(-1) g(-1) soil for pine, spruce and cedar, respectively for soils with A. agrestis and 0.15 (+/- 0.10), 0.37 (+/- 0.10), 0.63 (+/- 0.30) mmol h(-1) g(-1) soil in the absence of earthworms. The increased ligninolytic activity in combination with successful maturation of juveniles into adult A. agrestis suggests that mulch can be habitat for these invasive earthworms. This finding is supported by a survey of master gardeners in Vermont and New Hampshire 20% of whom reported to have seen these earthworms mainly in their gardens and mulched beds. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station; YOK (Higher Education Foundation of Turkey)Ministry of National Education - Turkey
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was conducted with funds from the University of Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station and a grant by YOK (Higher Education Foundation of Turkey) which funded Dr. Belliturk's stay at the University of Vermont as a visiting scholar from June to September 2011. We also thank Tharshani Nishanthan and Thomas Weicht of the University of Vermont who advised us on the enzyme assays.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.apsoil.2014.11.007
dc.identifier.endpage31
dc.identifier.issn0929-1393
dc.identifier.issn1873-0272
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84912072482
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage27
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2014.11.007
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11776/10215
dc.identifier.volume87
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000346644300004
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.institutionauthorBellitürk, Korkmaz
dc.institutionauthorKunkle, Jeanne
dc.institutionauthorMelnichuk, Ryan Dustin Scott
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier Science Bv
dc.relation.ispartofApplied Soil Ecology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectWoody mulches
dc.subjectDecomposition
dc.subjectLigninolytic enzymes
dc.subjectInvasive earthworms
dc.subjectAmynthas agrestis
dc.subjectMicrobial Biomass
dc.subjectOrganic-Matter
dc.subjectEisenia-Foetida
dc.subjectSoil
dc.subjectMegascolecidae
dc.subjectMicroorganisms
dc.subjectLumbricidae
dc.subjectRespiration
dc.subjectPopulation
dc.subjectDiversity
dc.titleCan commercial mulches be reservoirs of invasive earthworms? Promotion of ligninolytic enzyme activity and survival of Amynthas agrestis (Goto and Hatai, 1899)
dc.typeArticle

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