This paper objective was to evaluate earthworm population dynamics in agricultural and livestock systems using as reference an area under native vegetation. The work was carried out in Dourados, MS, in a Typic Hapludox soil under conventional soil tillage (CT), no-tillage (NT), cropping/livestock integration (CLI), a continuous pasture (CP), and a natural system (NS). Samples were taken during summer and winter cropping seasons between 2000 and 2003. SPD, SILP, and PC systems benefited the development and establishment of earthworm population. NS system showed the largest earthworm population, being the majority of organisms from Enchytraeidae family. Among the systems, SPD also benefited the occurrence of organisms from Enchytraeidae family.
systems; population density; earthworms
