The trophic structure of bark-living oribatid mite communities analysed with stable isotopes (15N, 13C) indicates strong niche differentiation

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 1-10

  Erdmann, Georgia ^a   Otte, Volker ^a   Langel, Reinhard ^b   Scheu, Stefan ^c   Maraun, Mark ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bark; Diversity; Lichens; Oribatid mites; Stable isotopes; Trophic niche

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN;

BARK; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LICHEN; MITE; NICHE PARTITIONING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ALGA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BARK; BEECH; FERN; FOOD CHAIN; FUNGUS; LICHENS; METABOLISM; MITE; OAK; PHYSIOLOGY; PINE; SPRUCE;

ALGAE; ANIMALS; CARBON; CARBON ISOTOPES; FAGUS; FERNS; FOOD CHAIN; FUNGI; LICHENS; MITES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PICEA; PINUS; PLANT BARK; QUERCUS;

ACARI; ALGAE; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; FUNGI; ORIBATIDA; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 33947540099     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-007-9060-7     Document Type: Article

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