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I. Barois · SciRah

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I. Barois

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h-index: 22
Works: 57
Citations: 3,503

Most-cited papers

Regulation of soil organic matter dynamics and microbial activityin the drilosphere and the role of interactionswith other edaphic functional domains
G. Brown, I. Barois, P. Lavelle
2000658 citations
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A Hierarchical Model for Decomposition in Terrestrial Ecosystems: Application to Soils of the Humid Tropics
P. Lavelle, E. Blanchart, Agnès Martin, Serge. Martin +3 more
1993552 citations
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Earthworms Building Up Soil Microbiota, a Review
R. M. Medina-Sauza, Marycruz Álvarez-Jiménez, Alix Delhal, F. Reverchon +6 more
2019Frontiers in Environmental Science317 citations Open access
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Mutualism and biodiversity in soils
P. Lavelle, C. Lattaud, D. Trigo, I. Barois
1995Plant and Soil262 citations
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Changes in respiration rate and some physicochemical properties of a tropical soil during transit through Pontoscolex corethrurus (glossoscolecidae, oligochaeta)
I. Barois, P. Lavelle
1986247 citations
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Effects of earthworms on plant production in the tropics
G. Brown, B. Pashanasi, C. Villenave, J. Patrón +8 more
1999179 citations
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Transformation of the soil structure through Pontoscolex corethrurus (Oligochaeta) intestinal tract
I. Barois, G. Villemin, P. Lavelle, F. Toutain
1993152 citations
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Adaptive strategies of Pontoscolex corethrurus (Glossoscolecidae, Oligochaeta), a peregrine geophagous earthworm of the humid tropics
P. Lavelle, I. Barois, I. Cruz, Carlos Fragoso +3 more
1987Biology and Fertility of Soils133 citations
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Management of earthworm populations in agro-ecosystems: A possible way to maintain soil quality?
P. Lavelle, I. Barois, Á. Martín, Z. Zaidi +1 more
1989102 citations
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Soil macroinvertebrate communities: A world‐wide assessment
P. Lavelle, J. Mathieu, A. Spain, G. Brown +38 more
2022Global Ecology and Biogeography95 citations Open access
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Ecology of earthworm species with large environmental tolerance and/or extended distributions
I. Barois, P. Lavelle, M. Brossard, J. Tondoh +13 more
199984 citations
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Rhizobium grahamii sp. nov., from nodules of Dalea leporina, Leucaena leucocephala and Clitoria ternatea, and Rhizobium mesoamericanum sp. nov., from nodules of Phaseolus vulgaris, siratro, cowpea and Mimosa pudica.
Aline López-López, M. A. Rogel-Hernández, I. Barois, Angel I. Ortiz Ceballos +3 more
2012International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology64 citations Open access
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Bioremediation of soil contaminated by hydrocarbons with the combination of three technologies: bioaugmentation, phytoremediation, and vermiremediation
J. Rodríguez-Campos, A. Perales-Garcia, Janett Hernandez-Carballo, F. Martínez-Rabelo +3 more
2019Journal of Soils and Sediments61 citations
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Soil macrofauna in SE Mexican pastures and the effect of conversion from native to introduced pastures
G. Brown, A. Moreno, I. Barois, C. Fragoso +3 more
200460 citations
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Mucus production and microbial activity in the gut of two species of Amynthas (Megascolecidae) from cold and warm tropical climates
I. Barois
199254 citations
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Earthworm communities and soil properties in shaded coffee plantations with and without application of glyphosate
J. García-Pérez, Enrique Alarcón-Gutiérrez, Y. Perroni, I. Barois
201453 citations
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Macrofauna and mesofauna from soil contaminated by oil extraction
D. García-Segura, Isis Maviel Castillo-Murrieta, F. Martínez-Rabelo, Antonio Gómez-Anaya +4 more
2017Geoderma38 citations
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Loss of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity in trap cultures during long-term subculturing
Dora Trejo-Aguilar, L. Lara-Capistrán, I. Maldonado-Mendoza, Ramón Zulueta-Rodríguez +4 more
2013IMA Fungus36 citations Open access
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Complex taxonomy of the 'brush tail' peregrine earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus.
S. Taheri, S. James, V. Roy, T. Decaëns +17 more
2018Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution32 citations Open access
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Andosol-forming process linked with soil fauna under the perennial grass Mulhembergia macroura
I. Barois, D. Dubroeucq, P. Rojas, P. Lavelle
199832 citations
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Aboveground-trait variations in 11 (sub)alpine plants along a 1000-m elevation gradient in tropical Mexico
N. Cruz-Maldonado, M. Weemstra, Leonore Jimenez, C. Roumet +9 more
2021Alpine Botany25 citations Open access
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Emissions of nitrous oxide from casts of tropical earthworms belonging to different ecological categories
M. Majeed, E. Miambi, I. Barois, E. Blanchart +1 more
201324 citations
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Biological and mineralogical features of Andisols in the Mexican volcanic higlands
D. Dubroeucq, Daniel Geissert, I. Barois, M. Ledru
200222 citations
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A meta-analysis reveals earthworms as mutualists rather than predators of soil microorganisms
Manuel Blouin, A. Robin, Lysandre Amans, Frédérique Reverchon +2 more
2025Geoderma21 citations Open access
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Enhancement of growth and reproduction of the tropical earthworm Polypheretima elongata (Megascolecidae) by addition of Zea mays and Mucuna pruriens var. utilis litter to the soil
E. Huerta, C. Fragoso, I. Barois, P. Lavelle
200516 citations
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Hydrocarbon bioremediation in a pilot-scale: A combination of bioaugmentation, phytoremediation, and vermiremediation
F. Martínez-Rabelo, L. A. Gómez-Guzmán, D. R. García-Segura, E. Villegas-García +5 more
2023Environmental Technology & Innovation15 citations Open access
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SOIL NATURAL CAPITAL MODIFICATION THROUGH LANDUSE AND COVER CHANGE IN A TROPICAL FOREST LANDSCAPE: IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT
S. Cram, I. Sommer, P. Fernández, L. Galicia +2 more
201514 citations
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Contribution of white grubs (Scarabaeidae: Coleoptera) to N2O emissions from tropical soils
M. Majeed, E. Miambi, I. Barois, Richard Randriamanantsoa +2 more
201414 citations
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Historical Roots of the Spatial, Temporal, and Diversity Scales of Agricultural Decision-Making in Sierra de Santa Marta, Los Tuxtlas
S. Negrete‐Yankelevich, L. Porter-Bolland, José Luis Blanco-Rosas, I. Barois
2013Environmental Management14 citations
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Microniches harbor distinct bacterial communities at the soil-plant-earthworm interface
R. M. Medina-Sauza, I. A. Solís-García, M. Blouin, L. Villain +3 more
2023European journal of soil biology13 citations
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Phosphorus in soil and Brachiaria deczmberzs plants as affected by the geophagous earthworm Pontoscolex corethrzirus and P fertilization
J. Patrón, P. Sánchez, G. Brown, M. Brossard +2 more
199913 citations
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Composting and vermicomposting of spent mushroom substrate to produce organic fertilizer
Mario Domínguez-Gutiérrez, R. Gaitán-Hernández, Itzel Moctezuma-Pérez, I. Barois +1 more
2022Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture12 citations Open access
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Shifts in soil and plant functional diversity along an altitudinal gradient in the French Alps
A. Stokes, Guillermo Angeles, F. Anthelme, E. Aranda-Delgado +24 more
2021BMC Research Notes12 citations Open access
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Environmental drivers of earthworm communities along an elevational gradient in the French Alps
Quentin Gabriac, Pierre Ganault, I. Barois, E. Aranda-Delgado +8 more
2023European journal of soil biology11 citations Open access
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Bulk and rhizosphere soil properties under two Coffea species influenced by the earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus
R. M. Medina-Sauza, Marycruz Álvarez-Jiménez, Yilian Ortíz-Huerta, Estefania Ruiz-Sayago +6 more
2021Rhizosphere11 citations
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Characterisation by Excitation-Emission Matrix Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Pigments in Mucus Secreted of Earthworm Eisenia foetida Exposed to Lead
Birmania Heredia Rivera, Martín Gerardo Rodríguez, Melvin Rodríguez-Heredia, Birmania Rodríguez-Heredia +2 more
2020Journal of Fluorescence7 citations
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Coffee Pulp Vermicomposting Treatment
E. Aranda, I. Barois
20007 citations
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Disentangling the effects of legacies from those of current land use on soil properties in Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, Mexico
S. Negrete‐Yankelevich, Carlos A. Cultid-Medina, Tajín Fuentes-Pangtay, J. Álvarez-Sánchez +8 more
20206 citations
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Development of the earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus in soils amended with a peat-based plant growing medium
Liz Ayala, I. Barois
20166 citations
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Effects of White Grubs on Soil Water Infiltration
AA Romero-López, E. Rodríguez-Palacios, E. Alarcón-Gutiérrez, D. Geissert +1 more
2015Neotropical Entomology6 citations
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Chapter 6. Land use and diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in Mexican tropical ecosystems: preliminary results
L. Varela, D. Trejo, F. Álvarez-Sánchez, I. Barois +7 more
20096 citations
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Soil bioindicators associated to different management regimes of Cedrela odorata plantations
Enrique Alarcón Gutiérrez, C. Hernández, Terrence G. Gardner, J. García-Pérez +5 more
2021Madera y Bosques5 citations Open access
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Phosphorus in soil and Brachiaria decumbens plants as affected by the geophagous earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus and P fertilization
J. Patrón, P. Sánchez, George G. Brown, Michel Brossard +2 more
1999Pedobiologia5 citations Open access
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Earthworms as a resource in tropical ecosystems.
P. Lavelle, I. Barois, E. Blanchart, G. Brown +7 more
19985 citations
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Drivers of soil biophysical processes along an elevational gradient at Pico de Orizaba volcano, Mexico
Guillermo Angeles, Marycruz Álvarez-Jiménez, F. Anthelme, I. Barois +27 more
2023CABI Agriculture and Bioscience2 citations Open access
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Shifts in soil and plant functional diversity along an altitudinal gradient in the French Alps
A. Stokes, Guillermo Angeles, F. Anthelme, E. Aranda-Delgado +24 more
2021BMC Research Notes2 citations Open access
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Growth and survival of the Mayan palm Chamaedorea hooperiana in two villages of Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, Veracruz, Mexico: a comparison between primary and secondary forests
J. García-Pérez, I. Barois, Enrique Alarcón-Gutiérrez
2018Agroforestry Systems2 citations
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Environmental drivers of earthworm communities along an altitudinal gradient in the French Alps
Quentin Gabriac, Pierre Ganault, I. Barois, E. Aranda-Delgado +8 more
2022bioRxiv1 citations Open access
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Response to the letter by Xiaoming Zou on “Earthworms as mutualists rather than predators of soil microorganisms”
Manuel Blouin, Frédérique Reverchon, I. Barois, Patrick Lavelle
2025Geoderma0 citations Open access
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Characterisation by Excitation-Emission Matrix Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Pigments in Mucus Secreted of Earthworm Eisenia foetida Exposed to Lead
Birmania Heredia Rivera, Martín Gerardo Rodríguez, Melvin Rodríguez-Heredia, Birmania Rodríguez-Heredia +2 more
2020Journal of Fluorescence0 citations
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