The feeding habits of collembola along decomposition gradients using stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1820-1823

  Hishi, Takuo ^a   Hyodo, Fujio ^b   Saitoh, Seikoh ^a   Takeda, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR HUMANITY AND NATURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Collembola; Decomposition gradient; Feeding habit; Resource partitioning; Stable C and N isotope

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FORESTRY; ISOTOPES; NITROGEN;

COLLEMBOLA; DECOMPOSITION GRADIENT; FEEDING HABIT; RESOURCE PARTITIONING;

BIODIVERSITY;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECOMPOSITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INSECT; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LITTER; NICHE PARTITIONING; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

CARBON; FORESTS; INSECTS; ISOTOPES; NITROGEN;

COLLEMBOLA; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPTERA;

EID: 34247271996     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.01.028     Document Type: Article

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