Table 5 Significant positive/negative relationship between the spatial characteristics of earthworm species and the soil environmental variables measured in this study

Community

P_5–10

Positive

*

NS

Litter

Negative

*

NS

N_5–10

Positive

***

**

-

-

-

-

Comp

Positive

*

NS

C_5–10

Negative

**

*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

C:N_5–10

Positive

**

*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Humidity

Negative

*

NS

New genus 1

C_0–5

Positive

***

***

C_0–5

Positive

***

***

Comp

Negative

**

*

N_0–5

Negative

***

***

N_0–5

Negative

***

***

Humidity

Positive

**

*

C:N_0–5

Negative

***

**

C:N_0–5

Negative

***

***

-

-

-

-

Compaction

Negative

**

**

Compaction

Negative

**

**

-

-

-

-

Humidity

Positive

**

*

C_5–10

Negative

**

*

-

-

-

-

C_5–10

Negative

**

*

Litter

Negative

**

*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Humidity

Positive

**

*

-

-

-

-

Andiodrilus

Ag0.25-2

Positive

*

NS

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Ag2

Positive

*

NS

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

>Ag5

Positive

*

NS

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

<Ag0.25

Positive

*

NS

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Glossodrilus

-

-

-

-

Compaction

Positive

*

NS

-

-

-

-

New genus 2

-

-

-

-

P_0–5

Positive

**

*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Ag0.25.2

Negative

*

NS

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Ag2

Negative

*

NS

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

>Ag5

Negative

*

NS

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

<Ag0.25

Negative

*

NS

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Litter

Positive

*

NS

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

N_5–10

Negative

*

NS

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

PR5

Positive

*

NS

-

-

-

-

Aymara

Compaction

Positive

**

NS

PR20

Negative

*

NS

-

-

-

-

Humidity

Negative

**

NS

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

FiRL

Positive

*

NS

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Martiodrilus

Humidity

Positive

*

NS

P_5–10

Positive

*

NS

-

-

-

-

FiRL

Negative

*

NS

Endogeics

P_0–5

Negative

***

**

Litter

Negative

*

NS

-

-

-

-

Epigeics + anecic

Compaction

Negative

**

NS

PR20

Negative

**

NS

PR10

Positive

*

NS

Litter

Positive

**

NS

BD

Negative

*

NS

-

-

-

-

Humidity

Positive

*

NS

PR5

Positive

*

NS

-

-

-

-

Andiodrilus, Aymara and new genus 1

Litter

Positive

**

NS

BD

Negative

**

NS

Compaction

Negative

**

NS

Compaction

Negative

**

NS

PR20

Negative

*

NS

Humidity

Positive

**

NS

Humidity

Positive

*

NS

P_5–10

Positive

*

NS

C_0–5

Positive

*

NS

-

-

-

-

N_5–10

Negative

*

NS

N_0–5

Negative

*

NS

Martiodrilus, Glossodrilus and new genus 2

P_0–5

Positive

*

NS

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Compaction

Negative

*

NS

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

CoRW

Negative

*

NS

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cond

Negative

*

NS

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-