Low importance for a fungal based food web in arable soils under mineral and organic fertilization indicated by Collembola grazers

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2308-2317

  Ngosong, Christopher ^a   Raupp, Joachim ^b   Scheu, Stefan ^c   Ruess, Liliane ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Institute for Biodynamic Research   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi; Biomarkers; Collembola; Diet; Fatty acids; Fertilization; Long term field trial; Microbial biomass

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA FUNGI; COLLEMBOLA; DIET; FERTILIZATION; LONG-TERM FIELD TRIAL; MICROBIAL BIOMASS;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; BIOMARKERS; BIOMASS; CROPS; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; FATTY ACIDS; FEEDING; FERTILIZERS; FOOD ADDITIVES; MANURES; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINERALS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; NUTRITION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SILICATE MINERALS; SOILS;

FUNGI;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARABLE FARMING; BIOMARKER; CROP PLANT; FATTY ACID; FOOD WEB; FUNGUS; INSECT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOIL BIOTA; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ARBUSCULAR; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COLLEMBOLA; FUNGI; ISOTOMA VIRIDIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; WILLEMIA ANOPHTHALMA;

EID: 70349782301     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.08.015     Document Type: Article

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