Compartmentalization of the soil animal food web as indicated by dual analysis of stable isotope ratios (15N/14N and 13C/12C)

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1221-1226

  Pollierer, Melanie M ^a   Langel, Reinhard ^b   Scheu, Stefan ^a   Maraun, Mark ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; Beech forest; Compartmentalization; Decomposers; Ectomycorrhiza; Fungi; Soil animal food web; Stable isotopes; Trophic channels

Indexed keywords

13C; 15N; BEECH FOREST; COMPARTMENTALIZATION; DECOMPOSERS; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; SOIL ANIMAL FOOD WEB; STABLE ISOTOPES; TROPHIC CHANNELS;

ANIMALS; FEEDING; FOOD ADDITIVES; FORESTRY; FUNGI; ISOTOPES; SOILS;

ECOLOGY;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPARTMENTALIZATION; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LEAF LITTER; MITE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

ADDITIVES; ANIMALS; CARBON; ECOLOGY; FAGUS; FEEDING; FOOD; FORESTRY; FUNGI; ISOTOPES; RESOURCES; SOIL; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; WORMS;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; DIPLOPODA; ENCHYTRAEIDAE; FAGUS; FUNGI; NEMATODA; ORIBATIDA;

EID: 67349161768     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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