Tracking Collembola feeding strategies by the natural 13C signal of fatty acids in an arable soil with different fertilizer regimes

Pedobiologia

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 225-233

  Ngosong, Christopher ^a   Raupp, Joachim ^b   Richnow, Hans Hermann ^c   Ruess, Liliane ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Institute for Biodynamic Research   (Germany)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon dynamics; Collembola; Diet; Fatty acid biomarkers; Fertilization; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ARABLE FARMING; BACTERIUM; BIOMARKER; C4 PLANT; CARBON ISOTOPE; CROP ROTATION; DIET; FATTY ACID; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FUNGUS; INSECT; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LIPID; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHOSPHOLIPID; SAPROTROPHY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; STABLE ISOTOPE;

AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COLLEMBOLA; FUNGI; ISOTOMA VIRIDIS; TRIFOLIUM; WILLEMIA ANOPHTHALMA;

EID: 79957938782     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedobi.2011.02.004     Document Type: Article

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