@Article{DemetrioBPNDBRBB:2023:ArExEa,
               author = "Demetrio, Wilian and Brown, George and Pupin, Breno and Novo, 
                         Reinaldo and Dudas, Rafaela and Baretta, Dilmar and R{\"o}mbke, 
                         J{\"o}rg and Bartz, Marie and Borma, Laura de Simone",
          affiliation = "{Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Embrapa 
                         Florestas} and {Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} 
                         and {Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and 
                         {Universidade Federal do Paran{\'a} (UFPR)} and {Universidade do 
                         Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC)} and ECT Oekotoxikologie GmbH, 
                         B{\"o}ottgerstrasse and {University of Coimbra} and {Instituto 
                         Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)}",
                title = "Are exotic earthworms threatening soil biodiversity in the 
                         Brazilian Atlantic Forest?",
              journal = "Applied Soil Ecology",
                 year = "2023",
               volume = "182",
                pages = "e104693",
                month = "Feb.",
             keywords = "Ecosystem services, Invasive earthworms, Pontoscolex corethrurus, 
                         Soil macrofauna.",
             abstract = "Invasive earthworms are threatening soil biodiversity and 
                         ecosystem functioning in formerly earthworm-free boreal and 
                         temperate forests. Although exotic earthworms are also found in 
                         tropical forests, they have received less attention from soil 
                         scientists. Here, we summarize data on earthworm populations in 
                         the native Brazilian Atlantic Forest (one of the world's 25 
                         biodiversity hotspots) and present a case study on three forests 
                         at different regeneration stages, aiming to identify the patterns 
                         of exotic species distribution and also the possible consequences 
                         of invasive earthworms for soil ecosystem services and macrofauna 
                         communities. We found that exotic earthworms, mainly Pontoscolex 
                         corethrurus and pheretimoid species (Amynthas corticis and A. 
                         gracilis), dominated the earthworm fauna in the native Brazilian 
                         Atlantic Forest, while native earthworms were less abundant. 
                         Furthermore, we observed that exotic earthworms are probably 
                         threatening soil macroinvertebrates, especially detritivores and 
                         predators, due to the high soil bioturbation. The widespread 
                         occurrence of invasive earthworms in this biome raises concern 
                         regarding possible competition with the native soil fauna, 
                         including native earthworms, which could dramatically impact 
                         ecosystem services linked to soil, especially those related to 
                         climate regulation and water storage.",
                  doi = "10.1016/j.apsoil.2022.104693",
                  url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2022.104693",
                 issn = "0929-1393",
             language = "en",
           targetfile = "1-s2.0-S0929139322003092-main.pdf",
        urlaccessdate = "20 maio 2024"
}