2012

■ Pablo G. Porto, Jorge Domínguez, Alberto Velando (2012) Multiple mating increases cocoon hatching success in the earthworm Eisenia andrei (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, in press.

■ María Gómez-Brandón, Marta Lores, Jorge Domínguez (2012) Species-specific effects of epigeic earthworms on microbial community structure during first stages of decomposition of organic matter. PloS One | February 2012 | Volume 7 | Issue 2 | e31895. In web

■ Jorge Domínguez and Alberto Velando (2011) Sexual selection in earthworms: Mate choice, sperm competition, differential allocation and partner manipulation. Applied Soil Ecology, in press

■ Marcos Pérez-Losada, Rebecca Bloch, Jesse W. Breinholt, Markus Pfenninger and Jorge Domínguez (2012) Taxonomic assessment of Lumbricidae (Oligochaeta) earthworm genera using DNA barcodes. European Journal of Soil Biology 48, 41-47

■ Cristina Lazcano, Jorge Domínguez, Bernardo Ordas, Rocío Huelga, Abderrahmane Djemel, Rosa Ana Malvar y Pedro Revilla (2012) Abonado orgánico de maíz dulce. Agricultura, Enero, 34-37.

2011

■ Anxo Conde, Manuel Aira, Julio M. Novais and Jorge Domínguez (2011) On an early record of the alien clam Mya arenaria in the iberian peninsula and its likely confusion with Scrobicularia plana (Bivalvia). Vie et Milieu- Life and Environment 61, 151-157.

■ Marcos Pérez-Losada, Jesse W. Breinholt, Pablo G. Porto, Manuel Aira and Jorge Domínguez (2011) An earthworm riddle: systematics and phylogeography of the Spanish lumbricid Postandrilus. PloS One 6 (11): e28153, 1-9

■ María Gómez-Brandón, Manuel Aira, Marta Lores, Jorge Domínguez (2011) Epigeic earthworms exert a bottleneck effect on microbial communities through gut associated processes. PloS One 6 (9): e24786, 1-9.

■ Jorge Domínguez and María Gómez-Brandón (2011) Vermicomposting: composting with earthworms to recycle organic wastes. In: Sunil Kumar and Ajay Bharti (Eds.) “Management of Organic Waste”. Intech Open Science. Rijeka, Croacia. pp. 29-48.

■ Manuel Aira, María Gómez-Brandón, Pablo González-Porto and Jorge Domínguez (2011) Selective reduction of the pathogenic load of cow manure in an industrial-scale continuous-feeding vermireactor. Bioresource Technology 102: 9633-9637.

■ Cristina Lazcano and Jorge Domínguez (2011) The use of vermicompost in sustainable agriculture: impact on plant growth and soil fertility. In: M. Miransari (Ed.) Soil Nutrients. Nova Science Publishers, New York. pp.230-254.

■ Jorge Domínguez y Domingo Pérez Díaz (2011) Desarrollo y nuevas perspectivas del Vermicompostaje. En: Mª Elvira López Mosquera, Mª Jesús Sainz Osés (Eds.) Gestión de residuos orgánicos de uso agrícola. Servizo de Publicacións e Intercambio Científico, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. pp. 201-214.

■ Manuel Aira and Jorge Domínguez (2011) Earthworm Effects without Earthworms: Inoculation of Raw Organic Matter with Worm-worked Substrates Alters Microbial Community Functioning. PloS One 6(1): e16354.

■ María Gómez-Brandón, Manuel Aira, Marta Lores and Jorge Domínguez (2011) Changes in microbial community structure and function during vermicomposting of pig slurry. Bioresource Technology 102, 4171-4178

■ María Gómez-Brandón, Cristina Lazcano, Marta Lores and Jorge Domínguez (2011) Short-term stabilization of grape marc through earthworms. Journal of Hazardous Materials 187, 291-295

■ Fernando Monroy, Manuel Aira and Jorge Domínguez (2011) Epigeic earthworms increase soil arthropod populations during first steps of decomposition of organic matter. Pedobiologia 54, 93-99

■ Cristina Lazcano, Pedro Revilla, Rosa Ana Malvar and Jorge Domínguez (2011) Yield and fruit quality of four sweet corn hybrids (Zea mays) under conventional and integrated fertilization with vermicompost. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 91, 1244-1253

■ Anxo Conde, Jülio Novais and Jorge Domínguez (2011) A field experiment on the reproductive success of the invasive clam Mya arenaria (Bivalvia) in the Tagus estuary: coexistence with the native clam Scrobicularia plana. Scientia Marina 75, 301-308

2010

■ Cristina Lazcano and Jorge Domínguez (2010) Effects of vermicompost as a potting amendment of two commercially-grown ornamental plant species. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research 8, 1260-1270

■ Manuel Aira, María Gómez-Brandón, Cristina Lazcano, Erland Bääth and Jorge Domínguez (2010) Plant genotype strongly modifies the structure and growth of maize rhizosphere microbial communities. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 42, 2276-2281

■ Marta Lores, María Gómez-Brandón and Jorge Domínguez (2010) Tracking down microbial communities via fatty acids analysis: analytical strategy for solid organic samples. In: Antonio Mendez Vilas (Ed.) Current Research, Technology and Education Topics in Applied Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology”. Formatex Research Center. pp. 1502-1508.

■ Jorge Domínguez and Clive A. Edwards (2010) Relationships between composting and vermicomposting: relative values of the products . In: Clive A. Edwards, Norman Q. Arancon, Rhonda L. Sherman (Eds.) Vermiculture Technology: Earthworms, Organic Waste and Environmental Management. CRC Press. Boca Raton, Florida. pp 1-14

■ Jorge Domínguez and Clive A. Edwards (2010) Biology and Ecology of Earthworms Species used for Vermicomposting. In: Clive A. Edwards, Norman Q. Arancon, Rhonda L. Sherman (Eds.) Vermiculture Technology: Earthworms, Organic Waste and Environmental Management. CRC Press. Boca Raton, Florida. pp 25-37

■ Jorge Domínguez (2010) The Microbiology of Vermicomposting. In: Clive A. Edwards, Norman Q. Arancon, Rhonda L. Sherman (Eds.) Vermiculture Technology: Earthworms, Organic Waste and Environmental Management. CRC Press. Boca Raton, Florida. pp 51-63

■ Jorge Domínguez and Manuel Aira (2010) New Developments and Insights on Vermicomposting in Spain. In: Clive A. Edwards, Norman Q. Arancon, Rhonda L. Sherman (Eds.) Vermiculture Technology: Earthworms, Organic Waste and Environmental Management. CRC Press. Boca Raton, Florida. pp 397-408

■ Manuel Aira, Cristina Lazcano, María Gómez-Brandón and Jorge Domínguez (2010) Ageing effects of casts of Aporrectodea caliginosa on soil microbial community structure and activity. Applied Soil Ecology 46, 143-146

■ Manuel Aira and Jorge Domínguez (2010) Substrate-induced respiration as a measure of microbial biomass in vermicomposting studies. Bioresource Technology 101, 7184-7187

■ Cristina Lazcano, Luis Sampedro, Rafael Zas and Jorge Domínguez (2010) Assessment of plant growth promotion by vermicompost in different progenies of maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.). Compost Science & Utilization 18, 111-118

■ María Gómez-Brandón, Cristina Lazcano, Marta Lores and Jorge Domínguez (2010) Detritivorous earthworms modify microbial community structure and accelerate plant residue decomposition. Applied Soil Ecology 44, 237-244

■ Jorge Domínguez, Manuel Aira and María Gómez Brandón (2010) Vermicomposting: earthworms enhance the work of microbes. In: Heribert Insam, Ingrid Franke-Whittle, Marta Goberna (Eds) Microbes at work: from wastes to resources. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg. pp 93-114

■ María Gómez-Brandón, Marta Lores and Jorge Domínguez (2010) A new combination of extraction and derivatization methods that reduces the complexity and preparation time in determining phospholipid fatty acids in solid environmental samples. Bioresource Technology 101, 1348-1354

■ Anxo Conde, Jülio Novais and Jorge Domínguez (2010) Southern Distribution Limit of the Soft-shell Clam Mya arenaria on the Atlantic East Coast. Biological Invasions 12, 429-432

■ Cristina Lazcano, Luis Sampedro, Rafael Zas and Jorge Domínguez (2010) Vermicompost enhances germination of the maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.). New Forests 39, 387-400

2009

■ Jorge Domínguez and Alberto Velando (2009) Darwin y las lombrices de tierra: Selección sexual en animales hermafroditas. En: Sociedad Española de Biología Evolutiva Hernán Dopazo y Arcadi Navarro (Eds) Evolución y Adaptación, 150 años después del Origen de las Especies. Editorial Obrapropia. Valencia, España. pp 291-298

■ Marcos Perez-Losada, Maigualida Ricoy, Jonathan Marshall and Jorge Domínguez (2009) Phylogenetic assessment of the earthworm Aporrectodea caliginosa species complex (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 52, 293-302

■ Cristina Lazcano, Julia Arnold, Andrea Tato, Hans Zaller and Jorge Domínguez (2009) Compost and vermicompost as nursery pot components: effects on tomato plant growth and morphology. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research 7, 944-951

■ Fernando Monroy, Manuel Aira and Jorge Domínguez (2009) Reduction of total coliform numbers during vermicomposting is caused by short-term direct effects of earthworms on microorganisms and depends on the dose of application of pig slurry. Science of the Total Environment 407, 5411-5416

■ Jorge Domínguez, Manuel Aira y María Gómez Brandón (2009) El papel de las lombrices de tierra en la descomposición de la materia orgánica y el ciclo de nutrientes. Ecosistemas 18 (2), 20-31

■ Manuel Aira, Niall McNamara, Trevor Piearce and Jorge Domínguez (2009) Microbial communities of Lumbricus terrestris (L.) middens: structure, activity and changes through time in relation to earthworm presence. Journal of Soils and Sediments 9, 54-61

■ Manuel Aira, Fernando Monroy and Jorge Domínguez (2009) Changes in bacterial numbers and microbial activity of pig slurry during gut transit of epigeic and anecic earthworms. Journal of Hazardous Materials 162, 1404-1407

■ Manuel Aira and Jorge Domínguez (2009) Microbial and nutrient stabilization of two animal manures after the transit through the gut of the earthworm Eisenia fetida (Savigny, 1826). Journal of Hazardous Materials 161, 1234-1238

2008

■ María Gómez Brandón, Marta Lores and Jorge Domínguez (2008) Comparison of extraction and derivatization methods for fatty acid analysis in solid environmental matrixes. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 392, 505-514

■ Manuel Aira, Luis Sampedro, Fernando Monroy and Jorge Domínguez (2008) Detritivorous earthworms directly modify the structure, thus altering the functioning of a microdecomposer food web. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 40, 2511-2516

■ Cristina Lazcano, María Gómez-Brandón and Jorge Domínguez (2008) Comparison of the effectiveness of composting and vermicomposting for the biological stabilization of cattle manure. Chemosphere 72, 1013-1019

■ Velando, A., Eiroa, J. & Jorge Domínguez (2008) Brainless but not clueless: Earthworms boost their ejaculates when they detect fecund nonvirgin partners. Proc. R. Soc. B 275, 1067-1072

■ Fernando Monroy, Manuel Aira and Jorge Domínguez (2008) Changes in density of nematodes, protozoa and total coliforms after transit through the gut of four epigeic earthworms (Oligochaeta). Applied Soil Ecology 39, 127-132

■ Manuel Aira and Jorge Domínguez (2008) Optimizing vermicomposting of animal wastes: effects of dose of manure application on carbon loss and microbial stabilization. Journal of Environmental Management 88, 1525-1529

■ Luis Sampedro and Jorge Domínguez (2008) Stable isotope natural abundances (δ13C and δ15N) of the earthworm Eisenia fetida and other soil fauna living in two different vermicomposting environments. Applied Soil Ecology 38, 91-99

■ María Gómez-Brandón, Cristina Lazcano and Jorge Domínguez (2008) The evaluation of stability and maturity during the composting of cattle manure. Chemosphere 70, 436-44

2007

■ Manuel Aira, Fernando Monroy and Jorge Domínguez (2007) Earthworms strongly modify microbial biomass and activity triggering enzymatic activities during vermicomposting independently of the application rates of pig slurry. Science of the Total Environment 385, 252-261

■ Manuel Aira, Jorge Domínguez, Fernando Monroy and Alberto Velando (2007) Stress promotes changes in resource allocation to growth and reproduction in a simultaneous hermaphrodite with indeterminate growth. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 91, 593-600

■ Fernando Monroy, Manuel Aira, Jorge Domínguez (2007) Life cycle of the earthworm Octodrilus complanatus (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae) Comptes RendusBiologies 330, 389-391

■ Manuel Aira, Fernando Monroy and Jorge Domínguez (2007) Eisenia fetida (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae) Modifies the Structure and Physiological Capabilities of Microbial Communities Improving Carbon Mineralization During Vermicomposting of Pig Manure. Microbial Ecology 54, 662-671

■ Manuel Aira, Fernando Monroy and Jorge Domínguez (2007) Microbial Biomass Governs Enzyme Activity Decay during Aging of Worm-Worked Substrates through Vermicomposting. Journal of Environmental Quality 36, 448-452

2006

■ Fernando Monroy, Manuel Aira, Jorge Domínguez, Alberto Velando (2006) Seasonal population dynamics of Eisenia fetida (Savigny, 1826) (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae) in the field. Comptes Rendus Biologies 329, 912-915

■ Manuel Aira, Fernando Monroy and Jorge Domínguez (2006) C to N ratio strongly affects population structure of Eisenia fetida in vermicomposting systems. European Journal of Soil Biology 42, S127-S131

■ Manuel Aira, Fernando Monroy and Jorge Domínguez (2006) Eisenia fetida (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae) activates fungal growth, triggering cellulose decomposition during vermicomposting. Microbial Ecology 52, 738-746

■ Cristóbal Pérez, Alberto Velando, Jorge Domínguez (2006) Parental food conditions influence sex-specific embryo mortality in the yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis). Journal of Ornithology 147, 513-519

■ Andrea Tato, Alberto Velando, Jorge Domínguez (2006) Influence of size and partner preference on the female function of the earthworm Eisenia andrei (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae). European Journal of Soil Biology 42, S331-S333

■ Alberto Velando, Jorge Domínguez, Alfredo Ferreiro (2006) Inbreeding and outbreeding reduces cocoon production in the earthworm Eisenia andrei. European Journal of Soil Biology 42, S354-S357

■ Marta Lores, María Gómez, Domingo Pérez and Jorge Domínguez (2006) Using FAME profiles for the characterization of animal wastes and vermicomposts. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 38, 2993-2996.

■ Manuel Aira, Fernando Monroy and Jorge Domínguez (2006) Changes in microbial biomass and microbial activity of pig slurry after the transit through the gut of the earthworm Eudrilus eugeniae (Kinberg, 1867). Biology and Fertility of Soils 42, 371-376

■ Manuel Aira, Fernando Monroy, Jorge Domínguez (2006) Composición de la microfauna y características bioquímicas de los suelos en el interior y exterior de nidos de cormorán moñudo (Phalacrocorax aristotelis, L.) en las Islas Cies. Boletín de la Real Sociedad de Historia Natural 101,71-75.

2005

■ Manuel Aira, Fernando Monroy and Jorge Domínguez (2005) Ageing effects on nitrogen dynamics and enzyme activities in casts of Aporrectodea caliginosa (Lumbricidae). Pedobiologia 49, 467-473

■ M. Pérez-Losada, J. Eiroa, S. Mato, J. Domínguez (2005) Phylogenetic species delimitation of the earthworms Eisenia fetida (Savigny, 1826) and Eisenia andrei Bouché, 1972 (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA genes. Pedobiologia 49, 317-324.

■ Jorge Domínguez, Alfredo Ferreiro, Alberto Velando (2005) Are Eisenia fetida (Savigny, 1826) and Eisenia andrei Bouché, 1972 (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae) different biological species? Pedobiologia 49, 81-87

■ Fernando Monroy, Manuel Aira, Alberto Velando, Jorge Domínguez (2005) Size-assortative mating in the earthworm Eisenia fetida (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae). Journal of Ethology 23, 69-70

2004

■ Jorge Domínguez, Clive A. Edwards (2004) Vermicomposting organic wastes: A review. In S.H Shakir and W.Z.A. Mikhaïl (eds) Soil Zoology for Sustainable Development in the 21st century. El Cairo, pp 369-396

■ Clive A. Edwards, Jorge Domínguez, Norman Q. Arancon (2004) The influence of vermicomposts on plant growth and pest incidence. In S.H Shakir and W.Z.A. Mikhaïl (eds) Soil Zoology for Sustainable Development in the 21st century. El Cairo, pp 397-420

■ Jorge Domínguez, Patrick J. Bohlen and Robert W. Parmelee (2004) Earthworms increase nitrogen leaching to greater soil depths in row crop agroecosystems. Ecosystems 7, 672-685.

■ Jorge Domínguez (2004) State of the art and new perspectives on vermicomposting research. In CA Edwards (ed) Earthworm Ecology (2nd edition). CRC Press LLC. pp 401-424.

2003

■ Manuel Aira, Fernando Monroy and Jorge Domínguez (2003) Effects of two species of earthworms (Allolobophora spp.) on soil systems: a microfaunal and biochemical analysis. Pedobiologia 47, 877-881.

■ Fernando Monroy, Manuel Aira, Alberto Velando and Jorge Domínguez (2003) Have spermatophores in Eisenia fetida (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae) any reproductive role? Pedobiologia 47, 526-529.

■ Jorge Domínguez, Alberto Velando, Manuel Aira and Fernando Monroy (2003) Uniparental reproduction of Eisenia fetida and E. andrei (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae): evidence of self-insemination. Pedobiologia 47, 530-534.

■ Jorge Domínguez, R. W. Parmelee and C. A. Edwards (2003) Interactions between Eisenia andrei (Oligochaeta) and nematode populations during vermicomposting. Pedobiologia 47, 53-60.

■ Fernando Monroy, Manuel Aira, Jorge Domínguez and Fuenscila Mariño (2003) Distribution of earthworms in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. European Journal of Soil Biology 39,13-18

2002

■ Manuel Aira, Fernando Monroy, Jorge Domínguez (2002) How earthworm density affects microbial biomass and activity in pig manure. European Journal of Soil Biology 38,7-10

■ Ramón Plana, Francesc Aguilera y Jorge Domínguez (2002) Compostaje de fangos de E.D.A.R en pilas con dos proporciones diferentes de estructurante vegetal recirculando. Residuos 66, 64-70.

2001

■ Carolyn S. Wilcox, Jorge Domínguez, R. W. Parmelee, D. A. McCartney (2002) Soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics in Lumbricus terrestris L. middens in four arable, a pasture, and a forest ecosystems. Biology and Fertility of Soils 36, 26-34

■ Jorge Domínguez, Clive A. Edwards, J. Ashby (2001) The biology and ecology of Eudrilus eugeniae (Kinberg) (Oligochaeta) bred in cattle waste. Pedobiologia 45, 341-353

■ Jorge Domínguez, Salustiano Mato (2001) Principios básicos da compostaxe da fracción orgánica dos RSU. En: Tratamento de residuos sólidos urbanos. Ed. Universidade da Coruña. pp 153-170

■ R. Plana, C. Pérez, Jorge Domínguez, S. Mato, F. Aguilera (2001) Development of a semi-industrial scale experimental organic wastes biodegradation reactor. In Recycling and reuse of sewage sludge. Thomas Telford Publishing, London. pp. 351-360

2000

■ R.M. Atiyeh, Jorge Domínguez, S. Subler, C.A. Edwards (2000) Changes in biochemical properties of cow manure during processing by earthworms (Eisenia andrei, Bouché) and the effects on seedling growth. Pedobiologia 44, 709-724

■ Jorge Domínguez, Clive A. Edwards, M. Webster (2000) Vermicomposting of sewage sludge: effect of bulking materials on the growth and reproduction of the earthworm Eisenia andrei. Pedobiologia 44, 24-32

1999

■ Jorge Domínguez, Salustiano Mato (1999) O proceso de compostaxe. En: O manexo do zurro e as instalacións necesarias para a limpieza nas estabulacións libres. Editorial Fouce, S.L.

■ Jorge Domínguez, Salustiano Mato (1999) Qué é a compostaxe. En: A compostaxe de residuos. Ed. Adega, pp. 5-12

1998

■ Scott Subler, Jorge Domínguez, Clive A. Edwards (1998) Assessing the Biological Activity of Agricultural Biostimulants: Bioassays for Plant Growth Regulators in Three Soil Additives. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analyses 29, 859-866

■ Clive A. Edwards, Jorge Domínguez, E. F. Neuhauser (1998) Growth and reproduction of Perionyx excavatus (Perr.) (Megascolecidae) as factors in organic waste management. Biology and Fertility of Soils 27, 155-161

1997

■ Jorge Domínguez, Maria J. Briones, Salustiano Mato (1997) Effect of the diet on growth and reproduction of Eisenia andrei (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae). Pedobiologia 41, 566-576

■ Jorge Domínguez, Clive A. Edwards, Scott Subler (1997) A Comparison of vermicomposting and composting methods to process animal wastes. Biocycle 5, 57-59

■ Cesar Elvira, Luis Sampedro, Jorge Domínguez, S. Mato (1997) Vermicomposting of wastewater sludge from paper pulp industry with nitrogen rich materials. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 29, 759-762

■ Jorge Domínguez, Clive A. Edwards (1997) Effects of stocking rate and moisture content on the growth and maturation of Eisenia andrei (Oligochaeta) in pig manure. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 29, 743-746

1996

■ Cesar Elvira, Jorge Domínguez, S. Mato (1996) The growth and reproduction of Lumbricus rubellus and Dendrobaena rubida in cow manure. Mixed culture with Eisenia andrei. Applied Soil Ecology 5, 97-103

■ Luis Sampedro, Cesar Elvira, Jorge Domínguez, Rogelio Nogales, S. Mato (1996) Vermicomposting solid paper pulp mill sludge: a three stages biodegradative process. In: The Science of Composting. Chapman and Hall. London pp. 1312-1315

■ Jorge Domínguez, Cesar Elvira, Luis Sampedro, S. Mato (1996) Effects of bulking agents in composting of pig slurries. In: The Science of Composting. Chapman and Hall. London pp. 1146-1149

■ Cesar Elvira, Jorge Domínguez, Maria J. Briones (1996) Growth and reproduction of Eisenia andrei and Eisenia fetida (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae) in different organic residues. Pedobiologia 40, 377-384

■ Jorge Domínguez, Salustiano Mato (1996) Bioprocessing of organic wastes: safety for landspreading them. In: Bioindicator Systems for Soil Pollution. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Amsterdam, pp. 213-221

■ Cesar Elvira, Jorge Domínguez, Maria J. Briones (1996) Composición de las comunidades de lombrices de tierra en un vertedero, un estercolero y un depósito de pasta residual. Nova Acta Científica Compostelana 6, 123-129

1995

■ Cesar Elvira, Jorge Domínguez, Luis Sampedro, S. Mato (1995) Vermicomposting for the paper pulp industry. Biocycle 4, 62-63