Aboveground impacts of a belowground invader: how invasive earthworms alter aboveground arthropod communities in a northern North American forest
M. Jochum, L. Thouvenot, O. Ferlian, R. Zeiss, B. Klarner, U. Pruschitzki, E. A. Johnson, N. Eisenhauer
This study shows invasive earthworms reduce aboveground arthropod abundance, biomass, and species richness in a Canadian forest, with cascading effects across trophic levels.
bioRxiv · Dec 2, 2021Ecology