The contribution of earthworms to soil quality and the provision of ecosystem services is widely recognised, however, few studies have tried to quantify the value of their contribution. In this study, we use variables measured in a mesocosm study to value the contribution of earthworms to provisioning and regulating services under both sheep grazed and dairy grazed systems using monetary valuation techniques where possible. The contribution of earthworms to ecosystem services were determined using the relative value differences between two earthworm treatments. Earthworms contributed to a number of ecosystem services. The greatest contribution of earthworms in these pastoral systems was through the provision of food quantity (NZD $356–1,001/ha). While we recognise the subjectivity and limitations of economic valuation of ecosystem services, we encourage further studies to bridge the gap between soil ecology, farm system analysis and economics, in order to better understand the relative contributions of soil biodiversity to farm systems.

to对土壤质量和生态系统服务的贡献已得到广泛认可，但是，很少有研究试图量化worm的价值。在这项研究中，我们使用中观研究中测得的变量来评估monetary对绵羊放牧和奶牛放牧系统中提供和调节服务的贡献，并尽可能使用货币估值技术。使用两种earth处理之间的相对价值差异来确定worm对生态系统服务的贡献。to为许多生态系统服务做出了贡献。these在这些牧区系统中的最大贡献是通过提供粮食数量（356-1,001新西兰元/公顷）。尽管我们认识到生态系统服务的经济评估的主观性和局限性，