Trophic guilds of generalist feeders in soil animal communities as indicated by stable isotope analysis (15N/14N)

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 511-520

  Oelbermann, K ^a   Scheu, S ^b  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

15N; detritivores; predators; soil animal community; trophic level; trophic level enrichment

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; ARTHROPOD; DETRITIVORY; FOOD WEB; GENERALIST; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; OMNIVORY; PREDATOR; SOIL FAUNA; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

ANIMAL; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; SOIL;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; SOIL;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA;

EID: 78650573284     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007485309990587     Document Type: Article

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