Subsurface earthworm casts can be important soil microsites specifically influencing the growth of grassland plants
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Earthworms (Annelida: Oligochaeta) deposit several tons per hectare of casts enriched in nutrients and/or arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and create a spatial and temporal soil heterogeneity that can play a role in structuring plant communities. However, wh... ...