Food choice of Antarctic soil arthropods clarified by stable isotope signatures

Polar Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 983-990

  Bokhorst, S ^a   Ronfort, C ^a   Huiskes, A ^a   Convey, P ^b   Aerts, R ^c  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alaskozetes antarcticus; Antarctic; Collembola; Cryptopygus antarcticus; Food choice

Indexed keywords

FOOD PREFERENCE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL FAUNA; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ACARI; ALASKOZETES ANTARCTICUS; ALGAE; ARTHROPODA; BRYOPHYTA; COLLEMBOLA; CRYPTOPYGUS ANTARCTICUS; ISOTOMIDAE; ORIBATIDA;

EID: 34250009698     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-007-0256-4     Document Type: Article

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