Comparative mesocosm study on the impact of invasive Aporrectodea caliginosa and native Eisenia nordenskioldi pallida on water-soluble cation (NH4+, K+, Na+, Mg2+, Ca2+) content in Calcic Chernozems of Western Siberia: a field experiment in mesocosms

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Earthworm invasion alters soil nutrient cycles. This study investigated the effects of the native earthworm Eisenia nordenskioldi pallida, the invasive Aporrectodea caliginosa, and their co-occurrence on the availability of water-soluble cations NH 4 +, K+, Na+, Mg2+, and Ca2+. To achieve this, a simulated field experiment was conducted in soil mesocosms, and the cation content was measured by capillary electrophoresis. The experiment revealed that the invasive species only relatively weak altered cation availability within a single growing season. The impact of A. caliginosa invasion depended on whether the soil was already inhabited by the native species or not. The effect of E. n. pallida on cation availability was studied for the first time.

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K. A. Babiy

Omsk State Pedagogical University

Email: labinvert@omgpu.ru
Omsk, 644043 Russia

S. Yu. Kniazev

Omsk State Pedagogical University

Email: labinvert@omgpu.ru
Omsk, 644043 Russia

E. V. Golovanova

Omsk State Pedagogical University

Email: labinvert@omgpu.ru
Omsk, 644043 Russia

D. V. Solomatin

Omsk State Pedagogical University

Email: labinvert@omgpu.ru
Omsk, 644043 Russia

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